Points to rememberPoints to rememberabout the importance ofabout the importance of trainingtrainingA comprehensive health and safety training programme inA comprehensive health and safety training programme ineach workplace will, among other more obviouseach workplace will, among other more obvious benefits, helpbenefits, helpworkers to recognize any early signs/symptoms of potentialworkers to recognize any early signs/symptoms of potentialoccupational diseases before they become permanentoccupational diseases before they become permanentconditions, to assess their work environment, and to insistconditions, to assess their work environment, and to insistthat management make changes before hathat management make changes before hazardous conditionszardous conditionscan develop.can develop.VI. Role of the health and safetyVI. Role of the health and safetyrepresentativerepresentativeHealth and Health and safety safety representarepresentativetiveAs health and sAs health and safety representative your role is to work proactively (thisafety representative your role is to work proactively (thismeans taking actionmeans taking actionbeforebeforehazards become a problem) tohazards become a problem) to prevent workersprevent workersfrom being exposed to occupational hazards. You can do this by making surefrom being exposed to occupational hazards. You can do this by making suremanagement eliminates hazards or keeps them under control whenmanagement eliminates hazards or keeps them under control when theytheycannot be eliminated.cannot be eliminated.Steps to help you reach your goals are:Steps to help you reach your goals are:
1. Be well informed about the various hazards in your workplace and the1. Be well informed about the various hazards in your workplace and thepossible solutions for controlling those hazards.possible solutions for controlling those hazards.2. Work together with your union and the employer to identify and control2. Work together with your union and the employer to identify and controlhazards.hazards.3. Although these Modules have3. Although these Modules have been developed for the protection of been developed for the protection of workers, you may occasionally need to sworkers, you may occasionally need to share some of thishare some of this information withinformation withyour supervisors and employer in the process of working towards a safe andyour supervisors and employer in the process of working towards a safe andhealthy workplace.healthy workplace.Being a health andBeing a health and safety representative is not always easy, butsafety representative is not always easy, buthelping to protect the lives ofhelping to protect the lives of your fellow workers is worthyour fellow workers is worth all theall thetime and effort you put into the job.time and effort you put into the job.
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