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Posting and Document Access Requirements of HSE Legislation

Posting of HSE information is required under Ministry of Labour, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and fire regulations.

1) Departmental

a) Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Bulletin Boards

These bulletin boards should be in areas such as a department office/meeting area/first aid station where the posters/documents will come to the attention of staff, faculty, students and visitors. HSE Bulletin boards should include the following posters/documents:

• First Aid Emergency Procedures Poster (08/06)
• Fire/Evacuation Emergency Procedures Poster (08/06)

• Emergency Lockdown Procedures Poster (September 2010)
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) Poster (January 2011)

   Names and location of Faculty/Dept. Health and Safety Co-ordinators are to be added.

• WSIB "In Case of Injury at Work" Poster #82 (January 2002)
• Policy # 34 (June 2010)
• Employee and Supervisor Safety Orientation Booklet
• Joint Health and Safety Committee Membership
• Sufficient space for documents from Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) and other health, safety and environment notices.

b) Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Document Access

Access to the following documents should be readily available in departments:

• Copy of Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations (July 2010 or newer)

• Access to web link to HSE Program www.safetyoffice.uwaterloo.ca

• Faculty/Department Health and Safety Manual

 

2) General Faculty/Department Space (offices, labs, shops, studios, etc.)

The following posters should be located throughout buildings and work areas near common phones and room exits.

• First Aid Emergency Procedures Poster (08/06)
• Fire/Evacuation Emergency Procedures Poster (08/06)
• Emergency Lockdown Procedures Poster (September 2010)

3) Hazardous Materials Spill Poster (if applicable)

Chemical labs and areas with hazardous materials should post the Hazardous Materials Spill Poster (Main Campus September 06 or building specific for DWE, PHR and ARC).

4) Faculty/Department Classroom Space (Registrar's Office handles their classroom space)

The following poster should be located in wall mounted frames (available through Plant Operations works request) usually located next to room exit nearest lecturer’s area in room.

• Classroom Emergency Procedures Poster (April 2011)

To obtain these posters/documents please contact Sheila Hurley at x33587 or sahurley@uwaterloo.ca. Please identify by building, stating how many posters are needed.