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Topic 1 – Employer contact informationTopic 1Employer Contact InformationFor new employees, employer contact information is essential, particularly for employees who work inlarge, multi-divisional facilities, field staff, employees who work alone and employees who are regularlyexposed to high-risk workplace hazards. Examples of high-risk workplaces may include:• Agriculture, forestry, logging, aquaculture and fish processing.• Construction.• Emergency response, including firefighters and police.• Health care settings, including residential care and nursing home facilities.• Manufacturing, including refining and sawmill operations.• Mining, including emergency mining response teams.• Service sector occupations exposed to criminal and violent behaviours.• Sectors that handle, maintain, distribute and collect cash in a fixed location.• Retail and hospitality.Employers are obligated to provide employees with all the necessary contact information that they caneasily and readily access in the event of an emergency.In addition to providing the employees with names of company managers, department heads,supervisors and forepersons, additional information or numbers needed may include:• Direct line phone numbers, cellphone numbers, pager numbers, and email addresses of employee’ssupervisor, manager, department head(s) and administrative staff.• Company contact phone numbers (including security, reception, emergency after-hours, toll-free andother applicable departments).• TTY, if applicable.• Company address, including postal code, civic and route numbers.• Company fax number(s).• Roadside assistance (field staff).• Emergency contact information such as fire, hazard response, hospital, police, ambulance and poisoncontrol.Page 12 | Orientation Guide | WorkSafeNB