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Due Diligence and the Internal Responsibility System
Summary: Introduces due diligence and the Internal Responsibility System (IRS) , explaining their roles in ensuring workplace health and safety. Emphasizes that everyone in the workplace shares responsibility for safety, with accountability…
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Employer Webinar – Recap: Building a Safety Management System That Evolves, July 23, 2026
Summary: Explores how safety programs can become fragmented when each new issue is met with a separate process, tool, or fix. Explains how a safety management system connects existing activities, like inspections, training, and hazard…
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Employers
Internal Responsibility System
Workplace safety is everyone’s responsibility In every workplace, employers, workers, and contractors all play a part in keeping people safe. This shared approach is called the internal responsibility system (IRS) , and it’s the foundation of…
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Hospitality Industry in Nova Scotia
How to prevent injury in your industry The hospitality industry is an important part of Nova Scotia’s economy. Over 50,000 people work in this fast-paced world. Life in hospitality is often intense and stressful. Quiet one minute, running off your…
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Workplace Health and Safety: Foundations and the IRS pdf
This slideshow is intended to support safe and healthy workplaces in Nova Scotia.
IRS Takeaway pdf
It is a summary of key points about the Internal Responsibility System for workplace health and safety.