ENGR1015U

Introduction to Engineering

Lab 1: Health/Safety Training

and WHMIS Education

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 Health/Safety Training
Lab 1
and WHMIS Education

This experiment will introduce you to the health and safety regulations. You will get familiar with
the FEAS lab policies to ensure a safe practice in Engineering labs.

Objectives

• Gain familiarity OHSA regulations and safety act

• Gain familiarity with FEAS lab policies
• Get familiar with WHMIS 2015

Components/Software

• Not applicable

Other Useful Information

• OHSA Act: https://www.ontario.ca/page/occupational-health-and-safety-act-ohsa

• FEAS lab policies document: https://engineering.ontariotechu.ca/about-us/health-and-

safety.php

• WHMIS 2015: https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/whmis_ghs/general.html

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 ENGR1015U Introduction to Engineering

Lab 1: Health/Safety Training and

WHMIS Education

Contents
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(AODA)
• Laboratory Policies and Safety Protocols
• Emergency Guidelines
• WHMIS Education
• Safety Acknowledgement Forms

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 Occupational Health and Safety Act
(OHSA)

Occupational Health and Safety Act

(OHSA)

anything related to health

and safety in the workplace
Right to KNOW

Right to PARTICIPATE health and safety

related matters

Right to REFUSE Unsafe Work

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 Occupational Health and Safety Act
(OHSA)
Due Diligence:
• Level of judgement, care, prudence, determination, and
activity that a person would reasonably be expected to
do under particular circumstances

• Failure to prove that you have been duly diligent in

complying with OH&S legislation can result in
significant penalties

Occupational Health and Safety Act

(OHSA)
Supervisor Responsibilities:
• Ensure worker works in compliance with OHSA and
regulations
• Advise worker of any potential or actual danger to
worker’s safety
• Ensure worker uses or wears the equipment and/or PPE
required by the employer
• Provide a worker with written instructions.
• Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances
to protect the worker (Due Diligence)

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 Occupational Health and Safety Act
(OHSA)
Workers (students) Responsibilities:
• Work in compliance with OHSA and Regulations
• Follow lab policies and safety protocols
• Use or wear equipment and/or PPE required
• Report any potential hazards, deficiencies or
contravention of OHSA and Regulations
• Report any injuries
• Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to
protect themselves and others (Due Diligence)

Accessibility for Ontarians with

Disabilities Act (AODA)

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 Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act (AODA)
Five standards:
1. Customer service
2. Employment,
3. Information and communication
4. Transportation
5. Built environment

(https://accessibility.ontariotechu.ca/AODA/index.php )

Accessibility for Ontarians with

Disabilities Act (AODA)

• To interact and communicate with individuals with

disabilities effectively
• To assist a person with a disability who is having
difficulty accessing services

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 Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act (AODA)

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Laboratory Policies and Safety

Protocols

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 Lab Policies

• Always follow instructions and use only machines and

equipment that you are authorized and qualified to operate
• Never work alone
• All undergraduate experiments and activities should be
conducted under the supervision of Lab Instructor or TA
• Smoke Free Campus
(https://usgc.ontariotechu.ca/policy/policy-
library/policies/administrative/campus-smoking-policy.php)

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Lab Policies (cont’d)

• Food or beverages are not permitted

• The Laboratory is to be kept well ventilated at all times
• Do not start any experiment or activity in the
laboratory if the required facilities and/or equipment
(including any PPE or emergency equipment) are
defective or have passed their effective dates

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 Lab Policies (cont’d)
• Wear clothing that is appropriate for the tasks that are
being performed
• Long hair must be tied back, loose clothing secured,
and neckties are to be removed
• Horseplay around the machines or equipment will not
be tolerated
• Laboratory cleanliness must be maintained at all times

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Lab Safety Protocols

• Know and follow the safety rules for specific experiments
or tasks
• Know the potential hazards associated with your work
• Report unsafe work practices and unsafe conditions to the
Laboratory Supervisor or our Technical Support staff
• Report all injuries including minor scratches, cuts, burns,
slips and falls

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 Lab Safety Protocols (cont’d)
• Know the location of all emergency equipment, such as
fire alarm pull stations, water hoses, fire extinguishers,
defibrillator, carbon monoxide detectors, eyewash
stations, safety showers, and stretcher
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as specified
in your instructions and/or operation’s manual
• Follow electrical safety rules and make sure your hands
are dry before using electrical equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment

https://www.ccohs.ca/teach_tools/phys_hazards/ppe.html

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 Emergency Guidelines

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Emergency Guidelines

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 Emergency Guidelines

• Medical Help
• Fire
• Campus Threat/Suspicious Package
• Lockdown
• Secure and Hold
• Criminal Acts/Violence
• Building Failure
• Information and Resources

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Medical Help
• Contact Campus Security at Ext. 2400 or
905.721.3211

• What if no one picks up the call at the above numbers?

Call 911

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 Fire
Two Stage Fire Alarm System:

 Stage One (alarm rings once every 2 seconds) pack,

prepare to leave, and wait for instruction. Evacuation is
not required during stage one unless you are told to do
so from the PA announcement

 Stage Two (alarm rings every second). Evacuation is

required. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY and close door
behind you. Obey instructions from fire wardens or
security

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Fire

Stage One:

• Stay calm, remain where you are, and prepare to leave

the building if instructed to do so

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 Fire
Stage Two:

• Evacuate is required
• Assist persons with a disability in evacuating, or help
them to a designated safety zone which are located near
all major stairwells and are marked with a red sign
• Close doors behind you
• Do not use the elevators

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Fire

Stage Two (cont’d):

• Exit the building through the nearest safe exit (Exits are
the stairwells at the east and west ends of the OPG
Engineering Building)
• Move a safe distance away once outside; and
• Wait for clearance from the appropriate authorities
before re-entering the building

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 If you detect a fire: R E A C T
Remove all occupants
Enclose the area you are leaving
Activate the fire alarm
Call Campus Security—Ext. 2400
Take the stairs

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Calling for Help

• CALL ext. 2400 or 905.721.3211 (security desk)

• They will route emergency services for fastest response time

• Call 9-911 if security desk does not respond

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 Lockdown
1. It’s different from Fire situation
2. You should follow instructions from PA (Public Address)
system
3. Remain in or go to the nearest room
4. Lock the door
5. Turn off lights and stay out of sight
6. Remain quiet and turn off your ringtone
7. Account for everyone in the room
8. Wait for further instruction

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Lockdown
!!! Do not open the door for anyone; and
!!! Do not use cellphones or safety phones unless
you have information about the threat

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 Lockdown
What if the fire alarm sounds during the lockdown?

 Assess your area for signs of fire

 If no sign of fire, remain in lockdown
 If signs of fire, evacuate if safe to do so; and
 If you choose to evacuate, use the safest exit

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Secure and Hold

 A secure and hold occurs when a lockdown is not

necessary, but public safety is still an issue

 Do not exit the building unless instructed to do so

 Follow directions from the appropriate authorities to

assist in securing the building

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 Campus Threat/Suspicious Package

 Do not pull the fire alarm

 Call ext. 2400 or 905.721.3211 and report the threat.
Be as detailed as possible
 Do not touch any suspicious packages; and
 The appropriate authorities will assess the situation and
provide direction

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Criminal Acts/Violence

If you witness a crime (e.g., violence, observe a weapon,

theft, vandalism, etc.):
• Do not intervene; and
• Call ext. 2400 or 905.721.3211 and report the threat.
Be as detailed as possible

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 Building Failure
In the event of a building failure (e.g. power outage, gas
leak, flooding, elevator failure, etc.)
• Call ext. 2400 or 905.721.3211 and report the
situation. Be as detailed as possible;
• If instructed to do so, vacate the area; and
• The appropriate authorities will assess the situation and
provide direction

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Information and Resources

Security Services:

 ext. 2400 or 905.721.3211

 All campus phones can dial 911

 Campus Walk: ext. 2400 or 905.721.3211

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 Information and Resources
Other Contacts:
• Durham Regional Police Services 905.579.1520
• Campus Health Centre 905.721.3037
• Lost and Found: contact Security at ext. 2400 or
905.721.3211

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Information and Resources

Hazard Reporting:
• If you see a hazard or unsafe act, call ext. 3333 or
905.721.3333 (7 am to 10 pm) or ext. 2400 or
905.721.3211 (after 10 pm)

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 WHMIS
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

• It is a comprehensive system for providing health and

safety information on hazardous products intended for
use, handling, or storage in Canadian workplaces.

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WHMIS 2015 Label

In Canada, WHMIS legislation requires that products used in the
workplace that meet the criteria to be classified as hazardous products
must be labelled.

Labels are the first alert to the user about the major hazards associated
with that product and outline the basic precautions or safety steps that
should be taken.

There are two main types of WHMIS labels: supplier labels, and
workplace labels.

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 WHMIS 2015 Label (Example)

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WHMIS Pictogram
Pictograms are graphic images that immediately show the user
of a hazardous product what type of hazard is present. With a
quick glance, you can see, for example, that the product is
flammable, or if it might be a health hazard.

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 WHMIS Pictogram

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Hazard Classes and Categories

WHMIS 2015 applies to two major groups of hazards:
physical, and health. Each hazard group includes hazard
classes that have specific hazardous properties.

• Physical hazards group: based on the physical or chemical

properties of the product – such as flammability, reactivity, or
corrosivity to metals.

• Health hazards group: based on the ability of the product to cause

a health effect – such as eye irritation, respiratory sensitization
(may cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if
inhaled), or carcinogenicity (may cause cancer).

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 List of Hazard Classes
Physical Hazards
• Flammable gases
• Flammable aerosols
• Oxidizing gases
• Gases under pressure
• Flammable liquids
• Flammable solids
• Self-reactive substances and mixtures
• Pyrophoric liquids
• Pyrophoric solids
• Self-heating substances and mixtures
• Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
• Oxidizing liquids
• Oxidizing solids
• Organic peroxides
• Corrosive to metals
• Combustible dusts
• Simple asphyxiants
• Pyrophoric gases
• Physical hazards not otherwise classified

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List of Hazard Classes

Health Hazards
• Acute toxicity
• Skin corrosion/irritation
• Serious eye damage/eye irritation
• Respiratory or skin sensitization
• Germ cell mutagenicity
• Carcinogenicity
• Reproductive toxicity
• Specific target organ toxicity – single exposure
• Specific target organ toxicity – repeated exposure
• Aspiration hazard
• Biohazardous infectious materials
• Health hazards not otherwise classified

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 (Material) Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are summary documents that provide
information about the hazards of a product and advice about safety
precautions. SDSs are usually written by the manufacturer or supplier
of the product.

SDSs must be in both English and French. This information may

appear either on a single bilingual SDS or on two separate unilingual
documents that constitute one bilingual SDS.

SDSs must be updated to include significant new information -

information which changes the classification of the hazardous product
or ways to protect against the hazards presented by the product -
within 90 days of becoming available. In the interim 90-day period,
upon sale of the hazardous product, that information must be
communicated, in writing, to any purchaser of the product.

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(Material) Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Compressed Air

Tetrafluoroethane (R134a)

Water

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 Students Safety Acknowledgement Form
 To ensure everyone working in the lab knows his/her
responsibilities and any circumstances that may arise if
negligence is found
 The student form can be downloaded from our website:
https://shared.ontariotechu.ca/shared/faculty/feas/docu
ments/student-acknowledge-form-current.pdf
 They should be completed and signed before
conducting the first experiment every semester

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