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Orientation to
Health & Safety Legislation

Department of
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Security
(EHSS)

 

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Please review BEFORE going to the quiz.

Reference Materials
What YOU must Know and Understand
Passing Score
Time Limit
Attempts
Certificate
Password
Record

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Reference Materials

Worker Awareness Workbook (HTML or PDF)

• Introduction
• Step 1: Get On Board
• Step 2: Get in the Know
• Step 3: Get Involved
• Step 4: Get More Help
• What's Next

Ontario Ministry of Labour's Guide to the Occupational Health & Safety Act (pdf)

• Foreword
• Introduction
  1. About this Guide
  2. About the Act
     1. The Workplace Partnership
     2. The Rights of Workers
     3. Duties of Employers and Other Persons
     4. Enforcement
     5. Regulations
     6. Approved Codes of Practice
  3. Who Is Covered by the Act?
     1. Definitions
     2. Work and Workplaces Not Covered
  4. Joint Health and Safety Committees
     1. The Powers of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
     2. Employer's Duty to Co-operate with the Committee
     3. Certified Members of Committees
     4. Worker Trades Committees on Construction Projects
     5. Confidentiality of Information
  5. Health and Safety Representatives
     1. The Powers of the Health and Safety Representative
     2. Confidentiality of Information
  6. Duties of Employers and Other Persons
     1. General Duties of Employers
     2. Prescribed Duties of Employers
     3. Duties of Employers Concerning Toxic Substances
     4. Notices Required from Employers
     5. Duties of Supervisors
     6. Duties of Constructors
     7. Duties of Owners
     8. Duties of Suppliers
     9. Duties of Licensees
     10. Duties of Corporate Officers and Directors
     11. Liability of Architects and Engineers
     12. Duties of Workers
  7. The Right to Refuse Work
  8. The Right to Stop Work
     1. Dangerous Circumstances
     2. Limitations on the Right to Stop Work
     3. Joint Right to Stop Work
     4. Individual Right to Stop Work
     5. Responsible Use of the Right to Stop Work
  9. Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment
  10. Toxic Substances
      1. The Control of Toxic Substances
      2. The Right to Know About Toxic Substances
  11. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
      1. Certification of Joint Committee Members
      2. Education and Training
      3. Health and Safety Training Centres, Clinics and Safety Associations
      4. Employer Accreditation
      5. Other Functions
  12. Enforcement
      1. Inspector's Orders
      2. Workplace Investigations
      3. Offences and Penalties
  13. Appendices:
      1. Appendix A — How to Prepare an Occupational Health and Safety Policy
      2. Appendix B — Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety — Contact Information

Bill C-45 Overview

Basic Responsibilities

Due Diligence

Internal Responsibility System

Sample Employee Orientation Checklist

What YOU must know and understand

• Your rights and responsibilities
• Employer responsibilities
• Supervisor responsibilities

Passing Score

• You must obtain 80% on the quiz in order to receive your certificate

Time Limit

• You have 90 minutes to submit your answers
• You may submit your answers anytime during that 90 minutes
• Your results will be automatically submitted after 90 minutes

Attempts

• You may make multiple attempts
• Only COMPLETED quiz results will be kept as a record

Certificate

• You can print your certificate upon completion -- if the printing feature fails, then please request a certificate by sending an email to cehsmadm@ryerson.ca
• Your certificate is valid for 2 years

Password

• No password is required if you have a Ryerson account
• To access many of Ryerson's online resources, you must first activate your Ryerson online identity by completing a series of web forms available via http://www.ryerson.ca/accounts

Guests/Visitors -- A staff or faculty member must fill out a form on your behalf.

Steps to be done by the Ryerson Sponsor (Supervisor):

1. Log in to:  my.ryerson.ca (Ryerson's portal system)
2. Find the box titled: "Manage My Online Resources"
3. Click on: "Manage My Online Resources:  Self-serve password change and resource requests".
4. Click on: "Guest User ID Request Form"
5. Fill in the required information on the Guest, the Sponsor/contact and the Dean, Chair or Director (Approver).
6. Submit the information

Record

• The EHS&S maintains a record of results for 3 years
• Keep your email notification of passing -- this is your record

Log in to Quiz Site

*Windows Users* - The Web Browsers that will work

• Internet Explorer 8 & 9 ; FireFox ; Chrome

*Mac Users* - The Web Browsers that will work

• Safari ; Chrome
  

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Environmental Health & Safety Officer:

Catherine Drum, BASc (OHS), CHSC, CRSP

Email: cdrum@ryerson.ca

Phone: 416-979-5000 x 7086

Fax: 416-979-5205

Office: 380 Victoria Street, Jorgenson Hall, JOR-1119