Internal Responsibility System

Internal Responsibility System

Internal Responsibility System

The Internal Responsibility System (IRS) is the cornerstone of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act. Primarily, everyone who has any influence on the workplace shares the responsibility of workplace safety.

This course provides discussion on the bases of the IRS; the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties involved from senior level management to front line workers; and how the IRS and an effective Occupational Health and Safety Program go hand in hand.

Course duration: 1/2 day

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