Assignment-1 | ACME Construction Inc.| Case Study

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ASSIGNMENT 1
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

ASSIGNMENT 11
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Summarize the main legal OH&S requirements in your province that apply to this accident
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Description of the workplace factors that apply to this incident, its importance and
relevance with respect to the accident....................................................................................4
Description of three accident causation approach or model was chosen for investigation....5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9
Appendix..................................................................................................................................12

ASSIGNMENT 12
Introduction
ACME Construction Inc. is a prime contractor involved in construction projects of a
large road. It is a unionized company hiring unionized contractors and subcontractors; thus,
250 to 350 people were working in the current project site. Out of these, 100 people are the
employees of the company. It is considered as a progressive firm having strong and
committed management in terms of health and safety that ensure the general welfare of the
employees and contractors [1]. There is a formal safety program in place within the company
and before any project; a copy of it is being to the contractor working on the site. One of the
main goals of the project is effective communication at each step and thus, regularly, safety is
discussed with a weekly discussion of safety meetings. ACME undertook the current
construction project on a multiple-employer, major transportation-infrastructure project. It
involves building an elevated highway, which is parallel to an existing highway in the largest
city of the province. The commencement of the project began in May and the accident took
place on June 18. A crane was lifting a beam to the top of the piers that it fell. This lead to the
death of two or three people and some were seriously injured. The reason for the falling was
not confirmed and one of the ends was free from rigging that pinned two workers who were
spotting the lift. Some pieces of concrete broke off; fell and hit a traffic control person as well
as the supervisor. The crane was damaged, a pick-up truck was crushed and a large piece of
one of ‘T’ was missing. The aim of the assignment is to critically evaluate the frictional
scenario given and evaluated the findings as per the organisational health and safety
framework. This includes a discussion of three accident causation approach or models that
can be applied in this particular incident.

ASSIGNMENT 13
Discussion
Summarize the main legal OH&S requirements in your province that apply to
this accident
According to the dominion of Canada, there are fourteen jurisdictions, a federal, ten
provincial and three territorial that include the context of the occupational health and safety
(OH&S) legislation. It can be noted that for most people residing in the country, the agency
that is contacted is either provincial or territorial in nature, with few exceptions. As per the
federal legislation, it covers the employees within the federal government that compromise
the Crown agencies and corporations across the nation. The OH&S legislation in Canada
summaries the basic rights, responsibilities and duties of an employer, the workers and the
supervisors with the help of an Act or statute as well as other related regulations. The
regulations are made under the Act and, thus, defines the enforcement and application of the
Act. As per the provision, it can be seen each of the legislation have different OH&S
regulation based on the particular location or area [2]. In an organisation, the occupational
health and safety policy is a statement of rules and principles that help in serving as a guide
for action. The senior management is found to be committed to ensuring that the policy is put
into place [3]. From the analysis of the accident that took place in the month of June, it can be
predicted that there were issues within the project, or the guidelines of OH&S legislation
were not taken into consideration. From the frictional case study, a phone was made to the
health safety manager at 3 PM, stating that there was an accident at the construction site. This
had led to the death of a few people and injured some; thus, it can be noted that it poses harm
to both the people and machines. As per the Canada legislation, training is one of the
mandatory aspects that need to carry out prior to the commencement of any large-scale
construction project. This would give formal training to the employees to evaluate each risk
that may pose a threat to living and specifically help in mitigating them. This is a case of
legal obligation because it had caused harm to human lives; thus, it is important to investigate
the causes, factors and other aspects that were responsible for the occurrence of the accident.
The OH&S legislation state that the employers need to be accountable for protecting the
health and safety of its employee and in this case, the subcontractors associated with the
construction project. The inspectors from the government department who are under the
health and safety jurisdiction can carry out the enforcement. In case of severe injury or death,
charges may be laid upon the crown attorneys or police under the section of 217.1 of the