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OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH AND

SAFETY

Purpose

T h e p u r p o s e o f w o r k p l a c e i n d u c t i o n s a n d s i t e o r i e n t a t i o n s a r e t o f a m i l i a r i s e a n d p r o v i d e w o r k e r s
w i t h a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g a b o u t t h e f o l l o w i n g , p r i o r t o c o m m e n c i n g w o r k w i t h R T C :

C o m p a n y r e q u i r e m e n t s
H e a l t h a n d s a f e t y d u t i e s a n d o b l i g a t i o n s
Y o u r w o r k i n g e n v i r o n m e n t

DEFINITIONS –SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (SHE):

Safety : i s t h e s t a t e o f b e i n g " s a f e " , f r e e d o m f r o m d a n g e r , r i s k , o r i n j u r y
Health : i s a s t a t e o f c o m p l e t e p h y s i c a l , m e n t a l a n d s o c i a l w e l l - b e i n g a n d n o t m e r e l y t h e a b s e n c e
o f d i s e a s e o r i n f i r m i t y
Environment : t h e s u r r o u n d i n g s o r c o n d i t i o n s i n w h i c h a p e r s o n , a n i m a l , o r p l a n t l i v e s o r
o p e r a t e s

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