HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS AND PATROL DRIVERS

Managers, Supervisors and Patrol Drivers must ensure that our employees work safely. In order to accomplish this, they must be familiar with both the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it applies to our employees, and with the Canadian Protection Providers Inc. Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.

To ensure compliance with these requirements, they must:

  1. Be familiar with the employee duties and responsibilities at each of our sites
  2. Complete periodic inspections to identify hazards
  3. Provide written policies and operating procedures for each site/task
  4. Provide training for Security officers assigned to new sites at start-up
  5. Report, in writing, all hazards or procedure infractions to the Health and Safety Committee for their action
  6. Other responsibilities as outlined in Section 27 of the OHSA


EMPLOYEES

Under Section 28 of the OHSA, the employee’s responsibilities include:

  1. Working in compliance with the provisions of the OHSA Regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
  2. Using or wearing the equipment, protective devices or clothing that Russell Security Services Inc. requires to be used or worn.
  3. Reporting to Supervisor any contravention of the OHSA Regulations or Russell Security Services Inc. Policies and Procedures.
  4. Reporting to Supervisor regarding absence or defect in any equipment or protective device of which the employee is aware, and which may endanger the employee or another worker.
  5. Reporting to Supervisor the existence of any hazard of which the employee is aware.
  6. Not removing or making ineffective any protective device without providing an adequate temporary protective device. When the work is completed, the original protective device shall be replaced.
  7. Not using or operating any equipment, machine, device or tool, or working in any manner that may endanger the employee or another worker.
  8. Not engaging in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running, or rough and boisterous conduct.


OTHER EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Knowing, understanding and implementing safe work practices and procedures
  • Knowing, understanding and employing established rules and procedures for handling materials, equipment and processes; (e.g. report unlabelled containers, use proper lifting techniques etc.)
  • Requesting that worn-out or defective equipment be replaced
  • Using all safety devices provided, ensuring optimum condition of devices and reporting any defects immediately to a supervisor
  • Using equipment and materials only in the manner intended
  • Reporting all injuries, incidents and unusual conditions immediately to a Supervisor
  • Inspecting work area daily and reporting any hazards immediately to a Supervisor