Narrator: [Health and Safety at Work
Prevention Starts Here
But It Doesn’t End Here]
Here are some of the most common hazards in Ontario workplaces.
[Worker sitting at computer]
Repeating the same movements over and over.
[Worker moving boxes]
It's even more risky if you are in an awkward position or use a lot of force.
Think of someone who bends over all day, or someone who lifts heavy things over and over again.
Especially if it's above the shoulders or below the knees.
[Liquid spilt on floor]
Slipping, tripping, or falling.
Think of something as simple as slipping on spilled coffee on the floor.
[A chair laying on its side]
Tripping in a cluttered work area.
[Workers on a suspended platform]
Or falling off a raised platform that has no guardrails.
[A worker signaling a reversing truck]
Motorized vehicles.
Think of being hit by a dump truck that is backing up on a construction site.
[A worker operating motorized forklift]
Or someone getting hit by a forklift truck in a warehouse or on a loading dock.
[Automated machine performing a repeated task]
Using or working near machinery.
Machinery can be very hazardous.
[A worker operating machinery]
Many workers have been killed or seriously injured by the equipment they operated.
[Two workers fighting]
Workplace violence.
It can happen to people in many workplaces.
Such as a gas station attendant working alone at night.
Or a healthcare worker in a hospital or a home.
[A worker sweeping the floor]
Then there are the less visible hazards.
[A worker using chemicals in a laboratory]
Things like chemicals, fumes, toxic dust.
Or germs and viruses in schools, labs and healthcare workplaces.
[A worker using hand cleaner and a protective mask]
Some of these hazards can make you very sick.
[A doctor performing an examination on a patient]
Sometimes they will make you sick right away.
Other times you won't know you’re sick until months or even years later.
That's why you need to know how to protect yourself now.
[Prevention starts here, but it doesn’t end here]