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What about Harassment and my psychological health?

What are the laws that protect us from Workplace Harassment (Gender, Race, Disability)

Sexual Harassment

(https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/sexual-harassment-workplace)

falls under the Charter of human rights and freedoms (s. 10):

Psychological or sexual harassment in the workplace

The definition of psychological harassment found in the Act respecting labour standards includes sexual harassment at work and harassment based on any one of the grounds listed in section section 10 of the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms: race, colour, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, civil status, age except as provided by law, religion, political convictions, language, ethnic or national origin, social condition, handicap or the use of a means to palliate this handicap.

THE MANY FACES OF HARASSMENT

Psychological harassment may occur at every level of the organizational hierarchy. It may manifest itself between colleagues, persons in a position of authority may harass subordinates and conversely, employees may harass their superiors. The parties involved may be individuals or a group of people. The presumed harasser may also come from outside the enterprise. In this case, the harasser may be a client, a user, a supplier or a visitor.

In addition to these key actors, there are the witnesses. The witnesses of a psychological harassment situation play an important role in perpetuating or putting a stop to this behaviour. Indeed, as a group, they can contribute to removing or maintaining the climate of fear and silence associated with a harassment situation. By giving their versions of the events during interventions, witnesses can make a significant difference between aggravating and resolving the situation.

Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse

Canadian Human Rights comission

If the situation cannot be resolved within the enterprise, the employee may exercise the recourse provided under the Act respecting labour standards

New 2015 hazard Symbols

Pictograms have been updated recently

 

Identifying Hazmats / WHMIS

The WHMIS is the

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Visit the WHMIS 2015 link on this blog to quickly orient yourself with what it is.

Now that you have read the WHMIS info on the Gov. Can website,

click on the Material Safety Data Sheet Users Guide

and the

WHMIS 2015 facts sheet

Noise

How noisy is the shop?

Compare the two charts below

Constant exposure day after day is damaging

A Decibel is a unit (measurement) of pressure.  It Has a physical effect on your body and greatly effects your energy level. 

Hearing protection reduces fatigue, which is a key element to the prevention of loss of focus.

Loss of focus is a key element that can trigger an accident.

 Therefore, not wearing one of these in the shop is 
bad attitude.

Personal Protective Equipment