Subject: Introduction to Occupational

Health and Safety Legislation.

Section: 14
Written Assignment

Prepared by:

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Company Information
The interview was conducted with HR of McGarr Industries Ltd, a company located in
Cambridge, ON. The company is a manufacturing unit. They are manufacturing custom
shaft end roller, shaft extension, oil flinger, custom V belt pulley, custom hinges and
brackets, custom wheel, rebuild machine tools, etc.

Summary
The company has a general understanding of their safety and health responsibilities
and has definite procedures in place to identify and control hazards. The company sets
objectives for safety and health just as they do for quality, production, and sales, and
they have committed appropriate resources to safety and health.
However, the company has not integrated safety into all aspects of their work, and
appropriate control measures for identified hazards have not been implemented. The
company has not explained safety and health responsibilities to all employees, and a
hazard reporting procedure that encourages employees to report all unsafe conditions
and unsafe practices to their supervisors is not in place.
Managers, supervisors, and workers are not held accountable for safety and health just
as they are held accountable for quality. Contractors, volunteers, and others in the
workplace are not held to the same safety standards.

Did the company understand the concept of due diligence? Why? Why
not?

The company did not fully understand the concept of due diligence.
Although they were aware of their safety and health responsibilities, they did not
realize that due diligence is an ongoing process that requires the integration of safety
into all aspects of their work.
They thought that having safety procedures in place and providing training to
employees was enough to fulfill their due diligence obligations.

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Did the company work towards achieving Due Diligence? Why? Why not?
The company did not work towards achieving due diligence.
They were only focused on meeting the legislative requirements and did not realize the
importance of due diligence in preventing workplace accidents and injuries.
They did not have a system in place to regularly review and improve their safety
program and did not consider safety as important as other business objectives such as
production and sales.

Did the company perform certain activities only for the purpose of
ensuring due diligence and to comply with legislative requirements? What
other reasons might a company have for ensuring due diligence?
The company did not perform any activities solely for the purpose of ensuring due
diligence.
They only focused on meeting the legislative requirements but did not realize that
ensuring due diligence can also improve workplace safety, increase productivity,
reduce costs, and enhance the company's reputation.
Other reasons for ensuring due diligence can include moral and ethical obligations to
provide a safe workplace for employees, as well as the potential for legal and financial
consequences in case of a workplace accident or injury.

Any other significant findings?

The company had not implemented appropriate control measures for identified
hazards, did not have a hazard reporting procedure in place that encourages
employees to report unsafe conditions, and did not hold managers, supervisors, and
workers accountable for safety and health.
These findings indicate a lack of commitment to safety and health and suggest that the
company may be at risk of workplace accidents and injuries.
The company needs to develop a comprehensive safety program that integrates safety
into all aspects of their work, involves all employees in hazard identification and
control, and holds everyone accountable for safety and health.

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 Due Diligence Checklist
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Do you know and understand your safety and health
responsibilities?
Do you have definite procedures in place to identify and control
hazards?
Have you integrated safety into all aspects of your work?
Do you set objectives for safety and health just as you do for
quality, production, and sales?
Have you committed appropriate resources to safety and health?
Have you implemented appropriate control measures for identified
hazards?
Have you explained safety and health responsibilities to all
employees and made sure that they understand it?
Have employees been trained to work safely and use proper
protective equipment?
Is there a hazard reporting procedure in place that encourages
employees to report all unsafe conditions and unsafe practices to
their supervisors?
Are managers, supervisors, and workers held accountable for
safety and health just as they are held accountable for quality?
Is safety a factor when acquiring new equipment or changing a
process?
Are contractors, volunteers and others in the workplace held to
the same safety standards?
Do you keep records of your program activities and improvements?
Do you address concerns and recommendations made by workers,
the health and safety committee (or representative), and others?
Have items from reports such as inspections or incident reports
been reviewed and corrective actions taken? Have these steps
been documented?
Do you keep records of the education and training each employee
has received?

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Do you check to confirm that all policies and procedures are being
followed regularly?
Do your records show that you take disciplinary action when an
employee violates safety procedures?
Do you review your OSH program at least once a year and make
improvements as needed?