Cassandra MacDonald's
Human Resource Portfolio
This course taught me about the importance and facts surrounding occupational health and safety including employer and employee responsibilities/rights; challenges; accident cause and prevention; accident investigation and reporting; the functions and important of Workers Compensation; Return-to-Work programs; wellness programs.
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IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT: WORKPLACE INJURY PREVENTION
Assignment Type: Group
Skills: Verbal Communication, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Presenting
Each group was assigned a different industry with two common injuries/hazards. Our objective was to identify various strategies for each to reduce the likelihood of these injuries occurring. When presenting our information, we also provided statistics, rationale behind our strategies, and how we will engage supervisors and staff to co-operate in reducing the likelihood of these injuries in the workplace.
PROJECT: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANUAL
Project Type: Group
Skills: Verbal Communication, Teamwork, Research, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Creativity Writing, Microsoft Word, Formatting
In groups, we each chose an industry to create an Occupational Health & Safety Manual for supervisors. My group chose to focus ours on a restaurant. The components there were to be included were:
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Loss Control for Supervisors
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Employee Involvement in Safety
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Accident Reporting
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Workers Compensation
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Safety Inspections