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Your office is located on the fifth floor and your supervisor’s office is on the floor above. You have just left a meeting with a few of your colleagues in your supervisor’s office and two of you decide to walk down the stairs instead of waiting for the lift. You have some files in your arms. You lose your footing and slip down a few stairs, injuring your left ankle. Your colleague, Jan, tells you to sit on the stairs while she goes to get the First Aid Officer, John. John rubs in some ointment and applies a bandage. You are able to go back to work.
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What is the name of the Act that covers situations like
this?
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Explain workplace procedures that should be in place to
report workplace accidents.
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Should an Occupational Health and Safety Committee member
inspect the stairs? Justify your answer.
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The Occupational Health and Safety Representative found a
slippery substance on the stair where you slipped. What
type of a hazard would this be classified as?
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Explain the steps that the Occupational Health and Safety
Representative should now follow.
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