TOWN OF LADYSMITH

POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL

TOPIC: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETY APPROVED BY: Council DATE: Feb. 2, 2004 RESOLUTION #: #04-052 AMENDED FROM : #96-138

Policy Statement

Town of Ladysmith employees are our most important resource; they are the keys to successful program and service delivery. Their safety and well being is more important than the urgency of completing any specific task.

To help achieve the goal of making Ladysmith a safe and healthy municipality in which to work, the Town of Ladysmith assigns the following responsibilities to management, supervisors, employees and contractors.

Management leads by example and is responsible for: - establishing a comprehensive occupational health and safety program to meet or exceed all requirements of applicable health and safety legislation; - monitoring and maintaining the OHS Program through regular Program reviews; and - promoting a positive attitude towards accident/injury prevention within the civic organization.

Supervisors are responsible for: - ensuring workers have the necessary training/instruction to do their work safely; and - ensuring, through constant monitoring of workplace and work activities, that hazards are identified and eliminated or controlled.

Town of Ladysmith employees are responsible for: - taking reasonable care to ensure their own safety and the safety of others; - knowing and following all safety and health instructions, rules, regulations and safe work procedures; and - reporting any unsafe or sub-standard condition or act as soon as possible to Supervisors or Managers.

Town of Ladysmith contractors are responsible for knowing and adhering to the Town’s OHS Program Rules and Safe Work Procedures that apply to their contract work.

This is our Town. Together, we can ensure that we provide quality programs and services efficiently in a safe and healthy work environment.

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______Robert Hutchins, Gord Horth Roger Oakley Mayor, Town of Ladysmith CAO/City Manager CUPE 401 President

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