Occupational and Environmental Health Law

Code: HPEO401
Apply this course towards: Environmental and Occupational Health

Course description

This course serves as the foundation for the discussion of legal issues that may arise in the University of Victoria's Certificate Program in Environmental and Occupational Health, and subsequently, in practice. This course introduces basic legal language, concepts and principles, and case law and legislation central to occupational and environmental health, so that you will be able to identify, research and consider basic legal issues effectively, and to discuss them productively with employers, colleagues and legal counsel, as circumstances require.

Learning objectives

  • Demonstrate appropriate research and citation practices to interpret Canadian legislation and case law.
  • Outline the history and basic content of legislation enacted to protect worker health and safety, and identify strengths and weaknesses in provincial/territorial workers' compensation schemes.
  • Summarize Part II of the Canada Labour Code, which governs health and safety in federally regulated workplaces, and explain how this federal statute interacts with provincial workers' compensation legislation.
  • Describe how hazardous materials in Canadian workplaces are regulated under the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System 2015 ("WHMIS 2015").
  • Summarize the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 which, together with supplementary provincial and territorial legislation, governs the transportation of dangerous goods in Canada, and assess the effectiveness of this joint approach.
  • Explain how toxic substances are regulated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and assess the effectiveness of this regime.

Prerequisites

Admission to the certificate program in Environmental and Occupational Health.

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