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1 Health and Safety for HOSPITALITYS mall BusinessHealth and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small BusinessHealth and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small BusinessAbout Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board The Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board (WCB) is a provincial agency funded by employers to deliver workplace insur-ance to Saskatchewan employers and benefits to Saskatchewan workers when they are hurt at work. The WCB is governed through legislation by The Workers Compensation Act, 2013, (the Act). The Act describes the workplaces that the WCB covers and the benefits it provides. WorkSafe SaskatchewanWorkSafe Saskatchewan is a partnership between the WCB and the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety . The partnership was formed in 2002 to eliminate workplace injuries in Saskatchewan. The goal of WorkSafe Saskatchewan is Mission: Zero. Zero injuries, zero fatalities, zero suffering.

2 About the SHSAThe Service and HOSPITALITY Safety Association of Saskatchewan Inc. (SHSA) is driving cultural change through Safety -centered leadership. It generates positive change in Health and Safety practices within the service and HOSPITALITY industries of Saskatchewan and enables its industries to work towards zero injuries while tolerating no fatalities. SHSA assists members to develop, improve and implement workplace Health and Safety Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety 's Occupational Health and Safety Division (OHS Division) is responsible for developing and enforcing occupational Health and Safety legislation. This publication does not change or replace any legislation. As an employer, you are responsible for ensuring that the workplace is healthy and safe. This publication offers guidelines to help you interpret and apply the publication is informational only and does not prescribe the specific technical detail that some users may require, nor does it speak to every possible Safety concern within any environment.

3 While efforts have been made to include the most reliable and up-to-date information, WorkSafe Saskatchewan does not assume responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of this information, or for the consequences of its use. We can neither assure that all necessary warnings and precautionary measures are contained herein, nor that additional information or measures may not be required due to particular exceptional more information about the WCB, WorkSafe Saskatchewan, or Occupational Health and Safety , please go more information about Safety in the HOSPITALITY industry, please visit: and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small BusinessAcknowledgmentsThis publication was originally written and developed by WorkSafeBC. It has been revised for Saskatchewan by WorkSafe Saskatchewan. It would not have been possible without the generous assistance of the people and organizations in the hotel and restaurant industries.

4 WorkSafeBC and WorkSafe Saskatchewan would like to thank the various organizations and their representatives who helped produce the first edition, which this reprint is based on. WorkSafe Saskatchewan would like to thank WorkSafeBC for permission for use. Thank you also to the Service and HOSPITALITY Safety Association of Saskatchewan for their review and support of this publication. WorkSafe Saskatchewan publicationsVisit the WorkSafe Saskatchewan website to learn more about work-place Safety and injury prevention. You can access online resources, like the Guide for New Workers or Understanding the WCB. Promote Safety at work WorkSafe Saskatchewan provides a variety of free posters for the workplace. Learn more at 2001, 2005, 2009 Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia. 2015 Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board. All rights reserved. The Workers Compensation Board of encourages the copying, reproduction and distribution of this document to promote Health and Safety in the workplace, provided that the Workers Compensation Board of is acknowledged.

5 However, no part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or distributed for profit or other commercial enterprise, nor may any part be incorporated into any other publication, without written permission of the Workers Compensation Board of editionLibrary and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication DataMain entry under title: Health & Safety for retail small business Imprint varies. Previously published under title: Health & Safety guide for retail small business. ISBN 0-7726-4400-4 1. Industrial Safety British Columbia. 2. Industrial hygiene British Columbia. 3. Retail trade British Columbia Safety measures. I. Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia. II. WorkSafeBC. III. Title: Health & Safety guide for retail small business. 2000 93811 C00-960353-0 Health and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small BusinessContentsHow this guide is organized.

6 1 Information icons ..1 Occupational Health and Safety programs ..2 Annual program review ..2 Seven steps to Health and Safety ..2 Hazard identification and risk control ..4 Risk matrix What is the chance it will happen? ..4 Identify workplace hazards and find ways to eliminate or control them ..5 Overexertion ..5 Burns ..6 Unguarded machinery ..6 Machinery not locked out ..6 Slippery floors ..7 Cuts ..7 Sprains and strains ..8 Biohazards: Used needles ..9 Biohazards: Cleaning ..9 Biohazards: Laundry ..10 Chemical exposures ..10 Falls from ladders ..10 Preventing violence in the workplace ..11 Preventing harassment in the workplace ..11 Resources for hazard identification and risk control ..12 Occupational Health and Safety regulations ..13 Roles and responsibilities ..14 Employers ..14 Workers ..15 Supervisors.

7 15 Safe work procedures ..16 When do I need written safe work procedures? ..16 What kinds of tasks require safe work procedures? ..16 How do I develop written safe work procedures? ..17 Sample: Developing a safe work procedure ..17 Education, training and supervision ..20 Orientations and other education ..20 Training ..21 Supervision ..21 Young workers ..22 Safety inspections ..23 When should inspections occur? ..23 Who should conduct them? ..23 How should they be conducted? ..23 What should inspections focus on? ..24 What should happen after the inspection? ..25 Incident investigation ..26 The investigation ..26 Notice requirements ..26 What are the goals of an investigation? ..26 How should investigations be conducted? ..27 Examples of incidents requiring investigation ..28 Reporting incidents and injuries to the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board.

8 28 Occupational Health and Safety committee meetings ..29 First aid ..31 First-aid kits ..32 First-aid attendants ..32 Transportation of injured workers ..32 Records and statistics ..33 What records and statistics should I keep? ..33 Common questions and answers ..34 Common questions from employers ..34 Common questions from workers ..36 WorkSafe Saskatchewan training courses ..37 Classroom training ..37 Occupational Health and Safety committee training ..37 Online training ..38 WCB contact information ..39 Provincial government contact information ..41 Forms and checklists ..42 Health and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small Business1 Health and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small BusinessHow this guide is organizedThis guide is meant for small businesses in the HOSPITALITY industry. You can use this guide if you re an owner, employer, manager, supervisor or worker in a hotel, motel, restaurant or other food service guide describes the key elements for Health and Safety in your business (pages 1-41).

9 It also includes sample forms and checklists that you can use for managing Health and Safety (pages 42-57).Information iconsThroughout this guide, you will see icons that indicate Health and Safety tips or references for more Tip icon indicates a suggestion that may help you improve Health and Safety in your clipboard icon indicates a form or checklist included in this book icon indicates a true story and actual account of mouse-and-monitor icon indicates a reference to a resource outside of this guide, including the following: WorkSafe Saskatchewan publications The Saskatchewan Employment Act (SEA) The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 (the regulations) The Workers Compensation Act, 2013 (the Act) Labour Relations and Workplace Safety (LRWS) or another online resourceTipMost small businesses in Saskatchewan s HOSPITALITY industry are classified as low-risk workplaces.

10 This guide is mainly for such businesses. If your business is a prescribed place of employment listed under Table 7 of the appendix to The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 you may also use this guide; however, when you create your OHS program ensure that you include all of the elements listed in regulation and Safety for HOSPITALITY Small BusinessOccupational Health and Safety programsWorkSafe Saskatchewan recommends that all small businesses set up an occupational Health and Safety program. A Health and Safety program is a process for managing Health and Safety in the workplace. It includes a written document that details Health and Safety policies and procedures for your business. The scope of your Health and Safety program depends on the size of your business and the hazards at your workplace. This guide focuses on the basics of a less formal program for smaller businesses.