Rights to a Safe & Healthy Workplace
The Workplace Safety and Health Act supports every worker's right to a safe and healthy workplace. It assigns responsibility to each person in the workplace for creating and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, to the extent that they have the authority and ability to do so. Everyone has a personal and shared responsibility to work together cooperatively to prevent workplace injuries and illness.
Everyone has a Responsibility
Workplace Safety and Health is everyone's responsibility... the employers, the supervisors and the employee.
Workplace Safety and Health Policy Statement
All members of the University College of the North, from the highest executive levels to the front-line supervisors, instructors, workers and students are responsible for ensuring a safe work environment for employees, students and visitors.
It is the policy of University College of the North to:
- Protect the safety of all employees, students and visitors;
- Comply with the Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act W210;
- Give priority to safe working conditions and job safety practices in planning, directing and implementing University College of the North activities;
- Formulate and carry out continuing effective safety programs and procedures appropriate to University College of the North's operations.
- All employees, students and visitors who rent or lease University College of the North's premises, must observe the appropriate safety and health procedures. In addition, the policy applies to any premise rented or leased by University College of the North.
For further health and safety information, visit the Government of Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Division website.
Resources
For MSDS online, click link -> select Menu then eBinder
Incident Reports
Workplace Health and Safety Committees
Workplace Safety and Health Representative represent members of staff from all departments, faculty, as well as the student body; and work as a liaison between staff, students and management. The public can also contact reps to let them know of any safety and health issues. Staff members and students can forward any safety and health issues to their reps who will meet at regular intervals to address safety and health problems.
When does an issue get elevated to the WPS&H Committee?
Forward the issue or concern to the WPS&H Committee if:
1) the issue was reported to the supervisor and no action was done in a timely manner to correct the safety concern;
2) the safety issue is due to existing policies, procedures or practices; and
3) the safety issue is of a scope that needs to be addressed by establishing new policies, procedures or practices.
Representatives
| Mark Molyneaux | Director of Facilities, Ancilliary Services, Workplace Safety & Health - Management Co-Chair |
| Del Shand | Information Technology - Worker Co-Chair |
| Paul Simpson | Workplace Safety & Health Manager |
| Gary Melko | Dean of Trades and Technology |
| Camille Bertholet | MGEU Representative |
| Laurie Williamson | UCN Housing Manager |
| Selvin Peter | Arts, Science and Science |
| Vacant | Academics |
| Geri Knudson | Human Resources |
| Leah Yelland | Library |
| Megan Boscow | Health |
| Tara Manych | |
| Brenda Henderson | Facilities, Ancillary Services, Workplace Safety & Health (recorder) |
| Grant King | AMD Facility Manager |
| David Govan | AMD |
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Policies
Workplace Safety and Health Policy Statement ->
Personal Safety - Working Alone ->
Accident Incident Investigation Reporting ->
Accident Illness Return To Work ->
Personal Protective Equipment ->
Chemical and Biological Hazard Control ->
Responsibility and Accountability ->