LAW 4110: Assignment 4 - Occupational Health and Safety Act (15%)

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: 

CLR 1: Relate the Canadian legal framework to the issues impacting the workplace and human resources practitioners
CLR 3: Organize and implement policies and procedures that address the human resources legal issues within an organization in order to reduce liability and risk
CLR 4: Outline how current and unique legal proceedings impact applications of the law in the workplace
CLR 5: Identify and implement the legal best practices surrounding all human resources activities in the workplace

Objective of this Assignment:   

To demonstrate an understanding workers' rights, the internal responsibility system that underlies Ontario's health and safety legislation and outline the health and safety duties of the parties in the workplace.

Pre- Assignment Instructions:

• To prepare you for this assignment, read the textbook chapter titled Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Ensure that you have followed module content and learning activities.

 

Assignment Instructions:
Once you have familiarize yourself with the necessary readings, answer the following three questions:

 

1. Ontario's health and safety legislation is based on an internal responsibility system. 
   1. Explain this term. 
   2. In your opinion, is it an effective approach to ensuring safety in the workplace? 
      1. Give reasons for your answer.
2. Name and explain the three core worker rights under Ontario's Occupational Health Safety Act.
3. Explain the due diligence defense. 
   1. What steps can employers take to establish this defense? 

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1 Internal Responsibility System The internal responsibility system in Ontarios health and safety legislation means that everyone in the workplace fro... View the full answer