Advisor, Health, Safety

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada CBCRadio-Canada Full time

Job Family Legal

Primary Location Toronto

Position Language Requirement English Only

Language Skill Level (Reading)
- Language Skill Level (Writing)
- Language Skill Level (Speaking) Status of Employment Permanent

Work schedule(s) Full-time

**Work at CBC/Radio-Canada**
- At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.
- Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

**Your role**
- Actively participate in the National Policy Committee as an expert on health and safety matters for English Services (e.g., satellite trucks, hearing protection, etc.) including workplace harassment and violence. Address topics raised during national meetings, lead related subcommittees, conduct research and issue recommendations to the national committee. Ensure that committee decisions comply with management and union expectations as well as legal obligations. Identify and handle potential problematic situations in order to address concerns and limit confrontations.
- Manage the national health and safety training budget for English Services, including needs related to evaluating and reviewing training programs and requests.
- Manage the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) component of design projects; analyze requests; review plans; determine criteria to follow; authorize purchases and design projects; and identify health/safety legal aspects to consider (e.g., implementing the first aid kit procedure, handling workplace committee complaints and expectations).
- Help with national communications and draft corporate guides and checklists.

**As an OHS expert for English Services**:

- Consult on risk assessments for in-house and external productions as well as with senior management for employee safety. Attend departmental meetings, identify risks and issue recommendations.
- Review workplace accident reports and related recommendations, and determine what recommendations should be adopted to reduce accidents. Where appropriate, promote awareness, provide training, conduct site inspections, etc. Act as a point of contact with ESDC.
- Advise managers and supervisors throughout the incident investigation process. Conduct, when necessary, investigations and workplace inspections in conjunction with managers, workplace committee members and HRSDC.
- Develop and propose viable options to members of management to influence and assist them in reaching the correct decision for both short
- and long-term health and safety issues. Devise solutions to facilitate production and programming operations and recommend specific strategies to comply with health and safety legislation.
- Ensure compliance of workplace committees: attend committee meetings as needed, review meeting minutes to ensure they comply with applicable legislation, ensure that meetings are held, compile data for government authorities, conduct annual workplace inspections, etc.
- Work on corporate policies and procedures (e.g., Teleworking, Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention). Draft programs, procedures, guidelines and training material.
- Set up and manage various local and national committees: act as direct point of contact with medical experts and other specialists; attend and respond to inquiries at committee meetings. Determine, develop and implement standards and procedures.
- Research and draft Health & Safety standards, procedures and guidelines.
- Research and draft training material to help employees prevent or reduce discomfort, fatigue and muscular tension as well as reduce work-related accidents and occupational diseases.
- You are expected to be available on call as needed to respond to inquiries outside business hours and may potentially be required to travel._
- University degree in an OHS-related field or related discipline.
- In-depth knowledge of federal, provincial and related health/safety legislation and standards. Knowledge of health and safety principles an asset.
- Five years’ experience in health and safety fields.
- Proficiency in French (an asset).
- You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Job Posting Date May 11, 2023, 10:15:12 AM

Unposting Date May 2



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