Safety in RESTAURANTS: What do I need?
Like every other employer, Restaurants must ensure employees are educated about the health & safety hazards they must work with.
Restaurants have hot surfaces in stoves & ovens, boiling oils & water, knives and sharp instruments, often being used in a climate of controlled chaos. And interactions with members of the public can create opportunities for workplace violence and harassment. Every one of these things represents a health or safety hazard that must be addressed.
If you have 20 or more, you must have a Health & Safety committee, which requires at least two employees to have taken the Joint Health & Safety Certification core curriculum (Part 1) plus job-specific hazard training. You must also train all employees on job-specific hazards like those above, and you must have at least one employee on duty at all times that is First Aid trained (See WSIB Regulation 1101).
For Restaurants, Safety Training Solutions can provide Part 1 Certication; Awareness training and Part 2 Modules to address each of these hazards, and any others in your workplace. With our flexible scheduling we can work around your restaurant hours. Call us - we'll help you make your workplace safer!