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Cold Weather Workers Safety Guide

Cold weather safety tips, plus information about outdoor conditions and machinery and equipment use.

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Publication: Safety - Basic Rules of Safety: Table of Contents

Section I Introduction

  1. The Law Says
  2. Elements of On-The-Job Safety
  3. Safety Tips for New Employees
  4. Safety Tips for Supervisors

Section II Maintaining a High Standard of Safety

  1. Safety Inspections
  2. Accident Investigation and Reporting
  3. First Aid

Section III Cold Weather Safety

  1. Cold Weather Safety
  2. How Cold Is It Out There?
  3. Dress Warmly - Be Prepared
  4. Maintenance of Cold Weather Clothing
  5. Working Safely On Snow and Ice
  6. Ice Safety on Frozen Bodies of Water
  7. Vital Signs of Cold Injury - How Can You Help?
  8. Injuries That Happen Over Time
  9. Working in Remote Areas

Section IV Safety Info for Outdoor Work

  1. Basic Electrical Safety
  2. Electric Power lines
  3. Safe Use of Ladders
  4. Safe Use of Chain Saws
  5. Compact Loaders
  6. Snow Throwers
  7. Shovelling and Digging
  8. Manual Materials Handling
  9. Truck Start Up - "The Circle Check"
  10. Infectious Waste

Section V Safety Guidelines for the Work Environment

  1. Chemical Safety
  2. Noise
  3. Fire Safety
  4. Substances from Trees and Plants
  5. Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation

Section VI Personal Protective Equipment

  1. PPE Checklist
  2. Safety Glasses
  3. Safety Footwear
  4. Hard Hats
  5. Hearing Protection
  6. Safety Gloves
  7. Respirators

Section VII Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

  1. What Does Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Say?
  2. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
  3. US Occupational Safety and Health Legislation

Section VIII Where to Go for More Information

  1. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
  2. Canadian Governmental Departments with Chief Responsibility for Occupational Health and Safety
  3. US Federal Safety and Health Agencies
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Description

Designed and written as a practical workplace training and reference tool. This 117-page pocket guide is filled with clear-language text including safety tips, charts, diagrams, checklists and illustrations.

Objectives

This is your guide to working safely outdoors in winter. It will enable you to:

  • recognize workplace hazards;
  • prevent accident and injury by safe work practice and use of personal protective equipment;
  • deal with accidents and emergencies;
  • understand your duties and rights as given in occupational health and safety legislation;
  • contact government departments to find health and safety information.

Scope

This guide will assist in the development and implementation of safe work practices for outdoor work in cold weather. For employee training sessions, the guide is a practical handout for participants.

Target Audience

This guide is for workers, supervisors, health and safety representatives, health and safety committee members, occupational health nurses and health and safety professionals. Municipal work, electric power distribution, construction, groundskeeping, oil and gas extraction, trucking, police work, fishing and logging are some examples of cold weather work.

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Although every effort is made to ensure accuracy and completeness of the information, it is understood that CCOHS makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information and assumes no liability for any damages or loss suffered as a result of any inaccuracy or incompleteness therein.

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