Welcome new graduate students in Mechanical Engineering!
Getting Resettled
For your first steps BEFORE and UPON arrival on York campus, definitely check out the presentation prepared by Xueling Luo, presented during the Grad Orientation Day in September 2017.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwjBXTXi4raQQVJmTnZaR0FzZEk/view?usp=sharing
Here is also a shortened checklist. Come talk to any of your MEGSA peers or execs on any of these points! We want you to know your options and be settled in a positive environment. Email any questions to megsa.yorku@gmail.com.
Know the Standards, Know Your Rights
You will be working as a researcher, teaching assistant, lab coordinator, student advisor, and a number of different capacities on campus. Everyone works hard around here, and It is important that you and your colleagues/students are able to work in a safe environment, protected from harm to your health and well-being. This includes physical and mental health, proper provision of safety protocols and measures, and protection from violence or harassment.
Ontario Health & Safety Act (OHSA)
Guide to Understanding the Act
York U's Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities
Free webinars from the Ontario Ministry of Labour
List of topics covered by Workplace Health & Safety
From the Guide to OHSA: "Every employer in Ontario must prepare and review, at least annually, a policy on workplace violence, as required by the OHSA [section 32.0.1 (1) (a) and (c)].
This policy is required regardless of the size of the workplace or the number of workers.
If six or more workers are regularly employed at a workplace, this policy must be in writing and posted in a conspicuous place in the workplace."
