Induction training:

Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec

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Which trainings should you follow?

Participants Training

EVERYONE Induction(modules 1, 2, 3: Administration and insurances; Occupational health and safety: general rules; Emergencymeasures)

Clinical research teams Clinical SOP (MON); WHMIS-CHU de Qc-UL

Basic research teams (in laboratories) Induction (module 4: Health and safety in the laboratory); WHMIS-UL

Depending on the type of manipulation or protocols

Animal facilities, Biosafety, Radioprotection, Lasers and hazardous optical sources

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Trainings details (and reminder frequency)

Induction training and Laboratory Health and Safety - Christian Brouillette and Ronald Maheux, CHU de Québec #42296

Emergency measures – Guillaume Allard, CHU de Québec #47707

Clinical SOP (MON) – Stéphanie Rousseau, CHU de Québec #52520, every 2 yrs

WHMIS-UL - Mario Boucher, UL at 418-656-2131 #6002; online training available since February 2013

WHMIS - CHU de Québec-UL: through regional online learning platform Multiaccès

Biosafety – Réjean Cantin, UL at 418-656-2131 #6207, every 5 yrs but new training mandatory in 2015 (PHAC new regulations and policies)

Radioprotection – Kim Pomerleau-Jobidon, CHU de Québec #47134, online training every 5 yrs

Lasers - Annie Mercier, UL at 418-656-2131 #14882, every 3 yrs

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Presentation’s outlines

Module 1: administration and insurances

Module 2: Occupational health and safety:

general rules

Module 3: Emergency measures

Module 4: Health and safety in the laboratory

Administration and insurances

August 2015 version

Christian Brouillette

Administrative coordinator

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Presentation’s outlines

Institutional policies

Risk prevention

Insurances’ types and admissibility

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Occupational Health and Safety Policies:

CHUQ1 and Université Laval

Conseil d’administration CHUQ (Politique 04-2500)

Conformity to collective agreements, applicable policies and regulations;

Proper disability insurance in case of occupational accident;

Conceive, update and coordinate activities to improve hazardous situations;

Build, maintain and promote a safe working environment and innocuous methods, as well as

a concern for individual and collective responsibilities.

Conseil d’administration UL (Résolution CA-2011-17) Insure a quality living environment by eliminating, whenever possible, hazards at their source

in order to preserve health, security and physical integrity;

Promote health, safety and improvement of the working environment by enforcing current policies,

guidelines and regulations relevant to these matters;

Establish a consultation and harmonization mechanism between administrators and

employees/unions to identify and eliminate occupational hazards

Define the liabilities of the jurisdictions and various stakeholders1: CHU de Québec’s policy in preparation.

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Health, safety and life quality policies

at the CHUQ1

What are the jurisdictions and who are the stakeholders?Board of Directors, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development

(DHRSD), Technical Services Branch (Physical Security and Emergency

Preparedness), staff unions and associations, contractors, subcontractors(and

their employees), students, visitors and guests.

Administrator: Any person responsible for the supervision or

coordination of personnel in the context of project or mandate

implementation

Worker: Includes all employees, students, postdoctoral fellows,

visitors and guests.1: CHU de Québec policy in preparation.

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Policies and regulations

Act Respecting Occupational Health and Safety

Act Respecting Industrial Accidents

and Occupational Diseases

Regulation Respecting Occupational Health

and Safety

Common Law

Law C-21

Other laws and regulations

Codes, standards,

policies and procedures

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Presentation’s outlines

Institutional policies

Risk prevention

Insurances’ types and admissibility

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Health and security:

it’s everyone’s business!

We are responsible for doing anything possible to

insure the safest working and educational conditions.

This implies respecting the implementation of policies,

regulations, and guidelines, a constant alertness to

possible improvements and an involvement in the

implementation of new solutions.

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Resources and functions

Health, Safety and Quality

Worklife Service

Insuring the implementation

of the Acts Respecting

Occupational Health and Safety

Prevention

Management

Sick leave

Attendance at specific requests

or emergencies

Physical Security and Emergency

Preparedness Service

Management of specific hazards

Criminality prevention

Biological hazards

Chemical hazards

Radioactivity

Lasers

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Resources Committees

CRCHU de Québec Joint Occupational Health

and Safety Committee

Management Committee for Chemical Hazards (UL)

Management Committee for Biological Hazards

(UL)

Laser Utilization Safety Committee (UL)

Radioprotection Committee (CHU de Québec)

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Prevention Activities

CRCHU de Québec Joint Occupational

Health and Safety Committee (CPSST)

Preventive Inspections (since May

2013)

Accident Analysis

Training

• WHMIS/SIMDUT;

• Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity;

• Clinical SOP;

• Others…

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Hazard vs. Risk

Hazard

Situation liable to seriously injure a person or persons

Risk

Evaluation of injury + its probability

PROBLEM: THIS EVALUATION

IS SUBJECTIVE

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Why do we accept taking risks?

Short-term benefit

Wrong transmission or evaluation of risks and hazards

Unclear regulations

Regulation not followed

INADEQUATE training

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Bird’s Triangle

Too many positive experiences while taking risks

30 accidents involving

material damage

10 minor injuries

1 Death

Major accident

600 near-miss incidents without

injuries or damage

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We Must Show the Example

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Presentation’s outlines

Institutional policies

Risk prevention

Insurances’ types and admissibility

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Accident Group Insurance Plan for Students

Industrial Alliance, Insurance and Financial Services:

Undergraduate, master’s and PhD students

Starting from September 1st, 2010:

Université Laval now includes an option that allowscoverage for:

Postdoctoral trainees (Registration at the FES (Faculté des Études Supérieures) is mandatory)

Elite sports activities.

http://www.inalco.com/collectifs/accidents/crepuq/crepuq.jsp

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Accident Group Insurance Plan for Students

Protection for full-time and part-time students

• On campus locations

• Between your home and your education institution

• During workshops, interships and approved but unpaid

activities

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Validation of eligibility for CNESST PlanStatus

Eligibility for CNESST Plan

(due to or during work)

Eligibility for

insurance coverage

(Régime des étudiants des universités québécoises)

Unemployed student

(Enrolled in a full-time or part-time educational program)NO YES

Unpaid trainee

(specific to the educational program)YES NO

Paid trainee

(coverage ofeered by the employer who is paying the

student)

YES NO

Scholarship recipient – (A scholarship or studentship is

not considered as a salary)NO NO

Postdoctoral fellow with scholoarship (enrolled in an

educational/training program)NO YES

Salaried postdoctoral fellow (enrolled in an

educational/training program)YES NO

Salaried employee UL or Société de gestion du personnel du CR CHU de Québec or CHU de Québec

YES N/A

Working outside QuebecSalaried employee UL or Société de gestion du personnel du

CR CHU de Québec or CHU de Québec

YES

(validation before leaving Quebec is advised)N/A

Volunteer NO N/A

Volunteer confirmed by and declared to CNESST by the

CHU de Québec Volunteers AssociationYES N/A

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Coverage by CNESST

Indemnization in case of absenteeism:

Medical treatments

Rehabilitation

Accident caused by or happening at work

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Accident or Incident Report

In case of an accident or incident, a statement is

mandatory before leaving the building:

Complete the appropriate form OR

Telephone OR

Email OR

Contact person

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Produce a statement about an incident,

accident or hazardous situation

If you are involved in an incident or an accident, you must fill out a

statement relative to the latter event in order for the emergency

services to initiate corrective action to the situation. The form is

available in your sector, at the Direction du Centre de recherche or at

the Occupational Health and Safety office. An in-place agent will show

you which course of action must be taken.

If you are a witness of a potentially hazardous situation, you must notify

your immediate superior about it or, if necessary, fill out an online form

available on the CRCHU de Québec extranet at:

http://services.crchuq.ulaval.ca/groups/sst_prevention/wiki/b8afc/D%C3

%A9claration_de_situation_dangereuse.html

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Liability Insurance Coverage

General and Malpractice Liability

Insurance offered by Université Laval and the CHU

de Québec covers:

Personnel/staff, students and postdoctoral

trainees

Only within the context of activities connected

to work, teaching and research

More details:

https://www.rh.ulaval.ca/cms/site/rh/accueil/sst/sst

_securitetravail/sst_st_couverture.

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Travel Insurance

No such insurance is automatically offered by

Université Laval and the CHU de Québec

Check with your personal insurance company

in case of… (get a written statement):• Business trips

• Sporting competitions

• Travel in connection with one’s research projects or during

one’s training

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Insurance on Personal Items

No personal property is insured by Université Laval

and the CHU de Québec (computers, cameras, etc.)

At the CHU de Québec, a 7 500 $ franchise has to be

paid in the event of an accident

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Automobile Insurance

No personal vehicle is insured by Université Laval and

the CHU de Québec (even when used in connection with

teaching or research activities)

Université Laval insurance covers damage caused to

University-owned vehicles

• In the context of academic activities only

• Only if the driver holds a valid driver’s licence and is

authorized to use the vehicle

Université Laval does not insure rented vehicles anymore

• Always purchase insurance offered by the vehicle

rental company

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Validation of eligibility for CNESST Plan

Information about CNESST coverage only

Occupational Health and Safety Sector

Telephone : 418 656-2110 Website: www.rh.ulaval.ca

Information about automobile, UL property, and emergency preparedness insurance plans

Finance Department

Téléphone : 418 656-3530

Website: http://www.sf.ulaval.ca/methodesadmin/ch11.html

Information about Accigroupe Insurance Plan taken out by UL (for all enrolled students)

Vice-rectorate to Management and Finances

Website: www.inalco.com (Certificate of Insurance)

You don’t subscribe to a personal insurance plan?

General information website : www.accap.ca

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Health, Safety and Quality Worklife Service

(SSSQVT/HSQWS)

Where and whom do I contact ?

CHU de Québec’s human resources

portal: https://portailrh.chudequebec.ca/

Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec’s

one-stop shop system for human

resources:

guichetrh@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca;

extension 48544

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You can now continue your training with

Module 2 : Occupational health and

safety: general rules