Project 3: Workplace Legislation
Project Skill Level: Basic
Estimated Required Time: 1-2 hours
Project Introduction
In this training room, you learned more about workplace safety legislation. Now you will create a report to summarize workplace legislation for your specific work site.
In this project, you will create a reference document outlining the important safety legislation and how it protects you in your workplace.
Project Assessment
Formative Self-Assessment
You will complete the following reflection once you have completed the project.
- How well did you follow the directions given for the project?
- Did you collect, analyze, and interpret information appropriately with supporting details?
- Did you organize information in an appropriate way?
- How well did you communicate ideas?
- What were your challenges in completing this project? What were your successes?
- What do you know now that you didn't know before you began this training room?
- Will your approach to workplace safety legislation be different now?
Summative Assessment
When marking project assignments, the teacher will consider the extent to which you do the following:
- Follow the directions given for the project.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret information appropriately with supporting details.
- Organize information in an appropriate way, including an introduction, body and conclusion.
- Communicate ideas, clearly and correctly, including citing references.
Project Preparation
What Is Required?
You will need access to the Internet or other resources to research safety legislation.
What Do I Need to Do?
The safety legislation training room is designed to provide you with all the information you need to complete this project.
How to Do It?
- Complete the safety legislation training room.
- Research the three main types of safety legislation:
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, Regulation and Code
- Workers' Compensation Act
- Employment Standards Code
- Find out how each of the types of legislation protects you at your workplace.
- Create a document in which you do the following:
- Summarize the purpose of the legislation.
- Explain how the legislation applies in your workplace and to you.
- Give an example or scenario that demonstrates the use or application of the legislation in your workplace.
- Submit your document.
- Write your reflection.
What Do I Already Know?
What are my legal rights and responsibilities at work?
Checking My Work
You will be assessed using the project rubric based on the quality of your written work and the depth of your responses. Open the rubric and assess yourself or have a classmate, family member, or friend review your work and provide feedback before submitting your assignment to ensure that you are satisfied with your quality of work.
Project Summary
- Once you have completed this project place your reflections and your safety legislation documents in your course folder.