All of the policies can be viewed on the Administration and Governance section of the University of Ottawa website, including Policies related to occupational health and safety.
In addition to the full-length documents, there are also short, one-page "Safety Sheets" for quick reference. Safety Sheets are derived from applicable provincial legislation and standards.
Programs and Procedures
- Incident Management Procedure (PDF, 553KB)
- Supervisor Accident / Incident Investigation Form(DOC, 2MB)
- Working at heights procedure (PDF, 488KB)
- Electrical safety procedure (PDF, 597KB)
- Field work procedure (PDF, 426KB)
- Hot Work Procedure (PDF, 501KB and Permit (PDF, 216KB)
- Confined Space (PDF, 547KB)
- Asbestos Management Program (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Working Alone (PDF, 428KB)
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (PDF, 518MB)
Resources
Safety sheets
- #1 Conveyor belts (PDF, 551KB)
- #2 Ladders (PDF, 445KB)
- #3 Emergency Showers (PDF, 444KB)
- #4 Eye Wash Stations (PDF, 494KB)
- #5 Fall Arrest (PDF, 561KB)
- #6 Cranes and Lifting Devices (PDF, 598KB)
- #7 Painting (PDF, 547KB)
- #8 Slips and Falls (PDF, 581KB)
- #9 Saws (PDF, 683KB)
- #10 Drill Press (PDF, 690KB)
- #11 Grinder (PDF, 694KB)
- #12 Utility Carts (PDF, 461KB)
- #13 Machine Guarding (PDF, 707KB)
- #14 Noise (PDF, 733KB)
- #15 Office Hazards (PDF, 748KB)
- #16 Loading Dock (PDF, 590KB)
- #17 3D Printers (PDF, 563KB)
- #18 Flammable Storage Cabinets (PDF, 719KB)
- #19 Corrosive Storage Cabinets (PDF, 602KB)
- #20 Cryostats (PDF, 584KB)
- #21 Cryogens (PDF, 573KB)
- #22 Personal Travel Devices (PDF, 449KB)
FAQs
- Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (PDF, 250KB)
- Legionella (PDF, 172KB)
- WHMIS 2015 (PDF, 739KB)
- Asbestos (PDF, 562KB)