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SCI-180 SAFETY ORIENTATION Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Science (FEAS) Presented by: Eric Ambroise FEAS EH&S Advisor Agenda • Intro to Health & Safety • Ryerson EH&S Policy • Rights & Responsibilities • Hazards • Working Safely (Learn to Protect yourself) − WHMIS − Chemical Safety − Bio-safety − PPE − General lab safety − Emergency Procedures • Common Misconception of Safety Contacts 2 Objective 3 • To help raise your awareness about heath and safety • Minimize incidents Why is Health & Safety important? • Workplaces can be dangerous places • Injuries happen in all kinds of workplaces • Every week in Ontario, workers are injured or killed on the job 4 Why do Workers Get Hurt? • Lack of adequate training • Lack of experience • Unaware of their legal rights • Eager to impress • Afraid to ask questions • Trying to balance several responsibilities • Distracted 5 • Student Code of Conduct : each student must take all reasonable care to ensure a healthy and safe learning environment. • Your responsibilities, therefore, are the same as those for all University employees. • Where students are paid to perform work they become workers under the Ontario OHS Act. 6 Ryerson’s Environmental Health & Safety Policy – for Student • Ensure that course curriculum identify and minimize any risk that could pose to students • risk assessments are performed for any activity with inherent EHS risk • students are informed of their rights and responsibilities, the hazards associated with the course activity, and are instructed on risk and emergency control measures. 7 Ryerson’s Environmental Health & Safety Policy – for Faculty/Instructors What you need to know when starting a new job • there are health and safety laws that specify rights and responsibilities for everyone in the workplace • The laws also have a provision for setting up a joint health and safety committee or choosing a health and safety representative for your workplace 8 Rights • Right to Know • Right to Participate • Right to Refuse 9 Responsibilities • working safely to protect yourself & others • following safe work procedures/practices • wearing required Personal Protective Equipment • reporting unsafe conditions 10 • Every workplace has hazards • There are different types and you need to be aware of the ones in your workplace • Workplace hazard: – Any condition, practise, behaviour, or a combination of these that can cause injury or illness to a person or damage to property 11 Hazards

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RYERSON UNIVERSITY Approved by the Board of Governors, September, 2003 Policy–Procedure Supercedes version dated October, 1992 Page 2 Remuneration: Financial compensation or acknowledgement of any form including bursaries, stipends or salary. Safe: A condition where risks are as low as reasonably practicable, with no significant residual risk. Supervisor: A person who has charge of an area or activity involving a worker, or authority over a worker. System: An organized or complex whole, whereby the parts (programs and principles) perform in an integrated manner so as to effect the overall purpose of the system (the Policy Statement). Worker: A person who performs work, or supplies services for monetary compensation and includes an employee of Ryerson, and students or other individuals receiving any remuneration from Ryerson. Workplace: Any land, premises, location or thing at, upon, in or near which a worker works. Purpose The purpose of the EHS System Policy is: 1. to effect compliance with the legal duty on employers (Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) s.14(2) (I)) to develop a written health and safety policy and implement supporting programs; 2. in addition, the described EHS System, insofar as it is implemented and maintained current, is the means by which the Board of Governors and the senior officers of Ryerson may comply with their personal legal duties (OHSA s.19a) to ensure that Ryerson complies with the OHSA and regulations; and demonstrate their commitment to a duty of care for the learning environment; and 3. by formalizing and clarifying the health and safety responsibilities of each individual in the Ryerson community; and detailing specific prudent actions within the system, our individual efforts and shared accountability for due diligence should result in the reduction of injury and illness at Ryerson and the promotion of individual health and well-being. Scope This policy apples to all members of the Ryerson community, including the Board of Governors, the President, Provost and Vice President, Vice Presidents, Deans and Senior Directors, Chairs, Academic Directors and Managers, Principal Investigators, Faculty, Staff and Students. Policy Statement The University recognizes that, integral to the attainment of its mandate, is the assurance of a healthy and safe work and learning environment. In achieving this commitment, the University shall do everything reasonably practicable to maintain a healthy and safe workplace, in a manner consistent with enhancing academic priorities. By integrating EHS due diligence into all planning and decision-making processes, establishing risk management policies, procedures and practices, auditing EHS systems and evaluating the

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SCI 180 Time-Management Assignment Complete the weekly schedule included with this document, using the following categories: 1. Classes, including lectures, labs and tutorials. Name them on the schedule ; e.g. “CHY103 Lecture”; “BLG143 Lab”; etc. 2. Study me , which can include FA-ST sessions, drop-in Academic Peer Learning sessions, me you set aside for reading, ad-hoc group study, MAC visits, etc. You should schedule a minimum of two hours homework and study me per hour of lecture me; e.g. if you are taking all 5 academic courses + SCI 180, that’s 18 hours of lecture, so 36 hours of study & homework me. 3. Work (if applicable) 4. Sleep 5. Personal care me , which can include eang, gym or other physical acvity, cooking, bathing, washing clothes, family responsibilies, etc. 6. Free me , which can include the me you spend surﬁng the internet for non-academic things, TV, party, quiet me (unassigned reading), family/friends me 7. Commung (if applicable) There should be no blank areas in your metable. The mes in the leﬅ-hand column are “start mes”—e.g., the row marked 0500 starts at 5:00 a.m. and ends at 5:59 a.m.—so the complete schedule starts at 5:00 a.m. and ends at 12:59 a.m. of the following day. Please type your entries into the table. Hand-wrien assignments will not be accepted. Merging cells: You may have a lecture or lab that spans two or three hours (e.g. 0900 to 1200). For those situaons you may wish to merge several cells in the table together. To merge cells, (1) highlight the cells you want to merge by placing the mouse pointer on the ﬁrst cell and clicking and dragging the cursor over the cells to merge, and then (2) right click on the highlighted cells and choose “Merge Cells”. That will create one big cell out of the two or three you highlighted. Assignment is due Friday, 28 September by 4:00 p.m. Please submit a hard (printed) copy to Rose Tam in the Faculty of Science Dean’s area, VIC-742. NOTE: This is more than just an assignment; it is a tool to help you manage your me. Keep a copy of your schedule for yourself and try to sck to it! Weekly Schedule for (name)___________________________ (SN)__________________________ To be submied to VIC-742, by 4:00 p.m., 28 September 2012. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 0000

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7 WHMIS This system is designed to give workers the right-to-know about hazardous materials to which they may be exposed to in the workplace. Within the University setting the term “workers” includes all employees, who by the nature of their positions, may be exposed to hazardous materials which may be detrimental to their health. The right-to-know about exposure potential and control is achieved through the provision of information communicated through labels, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and training programs. The legislation is not applicable to students, but as with other occupational health and safety regulations, it is assumed that the spirit and intent of WHMIS should be incorporated within teaching and learning activity. Biohazard Safety Program All work conducted by University members with biological agents on University premises or under the control of the University require a Biosafety Certificate. Federal research funding agencies require a Biosafety Certificate to be issued by an institution prior to funds being released. The application will assist the researcher or instructor in the development of appropriate containment, safety and emergency procedures. Radiation Safety Program All work conducted by University members with ionizing radioactive materials on University premises or under the control of the University require a Radiation Permit. Overall control of the program is through the University Radiation Safety Committee with administrative and technical support being provided by the Radiation Safety Officer in the Centre for Environmental Health and Safety Management. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issues Ryerson University a Consolidated license for all its ionizing radioactive materials. Electrical Appliances within the University The use of personal electrical appliances, including but not limited to, such items as coffee makers, toasters, microwave ovens, air purifiers, humidifiers, and heaters be restricted to designated use areas which have been approved by Campus Planning and Facilities. Electrical/Electronic Work (From Repairing, Maintaining, Modifying, Inspecting and Certifying Electrical and Electronic Equipment Policy) Electrical/electronic work includes activity which involves the repair, maintenance, modification, inspection or certification of electrical/electronic equipment used in work, teaching, and research activity.

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