What are the employers responsibilities?
Employers are responsible for ensuring that the Ergonomics (MSI) Requirements, sections 4.46 to 4.53 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, are complied with. Under these sections of the Regulation, the employer has the following responsibilities. • Consult with the joint committee, or the worker health and safety representative, and with certain workers when implementing the MSI requirements. (See the FAQs on Consultation for more information.) Educate workers in risk identification related to their work, including the early signs and symptoms of MSIs and their potential health effects. • Identify factors in the workplace that may expose workers to a risk of MSI. • Assess the degree of risk to workers. • Control the risk of MSI by implementing effective control measures. • Train workers to use the MSI control measures that have been implemented. • Evaluate the control measures to determine their effectiveness and to ensure that any deficiencies are corrected without undue d
