So April is here – you can really tell that summer is not too far away!
The air smells better, food tastes better, more and more people are barbecuing… and then of course there are all the paranoid HR students worried about the exam sitting in 4 weeks ;)
Relax! As long as you’re still setting time aside and preparing yourself by using a variety resources/ methods you should be on the right path and becoming increasingly competent and confident in your knowledge. As Brian Orser said to Olympic champion Yu-Na Kim, “Trust your training”!
This Week
Anyone currently practicing HR right now, at least in Ontario, knows that Workplace Health & Safety is in the spotlight right now surrounding Bill 168 (workplace violence) and the amendments to the OHSA.
Of course, the rest of Canada has similar legislation and programs that need to be adhered to. The reason I mention this, is that the material on the exam in this chapter follows ‘generally accepted guidelines’ and is NOT province specific – this is a national exam, it simply can’t be more specific.
Instead, I would like to draw your attention to pages 385-6 of the 2010 Study Guide for the NKE. These pages illustrate the high-level approach you will need to take in preparing for the NKE. Essentially, you need to know the role of:
1. The HR Professional
2. The Canadian Labour Code
Beyond this, the terminology (particularly on pages 391-3) is what something to concentrate on in this area – including the difference between severity and frequency as noted on pages 404-5. Be aware that this can be one of the more difficult sections of the exam.
Week 8 Update
A recommended way to prepare for this chapter would be to discuss any terminology you don’t understand with a member of the JHSC in your workplace.
If you want to take the application approach, make up a scenario like this in your study groups:
You are an HR Professional in a unionized steel mill. A worker falls off a ladder and is on the shop floor and says he can’t get up – what needs to happen?
We have come to the last chapter in the guide. If you have questions that you are struggling with, let me know by emailing me at: nke@canadianhrpress.ca
I will not identify you by name if you don’t want, but will otherwise do some Q and A over the next few weeks via the blog.
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Good luck in your studies,
Ian |
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