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Head Injuries in Sports - February 35, 2010

Review Of Workplace Safety System In Ontario - January 29, 2010

Certification Program Review - Public Input Needed - November 19, 2009

Misleading Advertising from Private Training Companies - November 13, 2009

Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care - Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of the H1N1 Virus in Elementary and Secondary Schools - September 11, 2009

WSIB Premium Rates for 2010 - August 11, 2009

CCOHS hosting Forum III: Leading the Change, a two-day national event - July 29, 2009

Information Links for H1N1 - July 16, 2009

Bill 168, Proposed Amendment to the Occupational Health & Safety Act - April 27, 2009

Head Injuries in Sports

The American Center for Disease Control working with USA Hockey has developed information packages about concussions for coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports.

The educational plans can be downloaded from the following sites:

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/response.html

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/high_school.html

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/youth.html

Review of Workplace Safety System in Ontario

Ontario will appoint Tony Dean as chair of an Expert Advisory Panel to conduct a comprehensive review of the province's occupational health and safety prevention and enforcement system.

The panel will research best-in-class approaches to improving workplace safety in national and international jurisdictions and will look at a range of issues including:

Continuum of safety practices in a workplace and entry-level safety training
Impact of the underground economy on health and safety practices
How existing legislation serves worker safety

Part of the review will be supported by the Institute for Work & Health, a globally renowned and independent research centre for occupational health and safety.

D etails here

Certification Program Review

Public input sought by the WSIB as part of the Review of the Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification Program.

Deadline for submissions is February 5, 2010.

The WSIB is reviewing the Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification Standards and Program. A Certification Review Committee was created to provide advice to the WSIB regarding the review and implementation of improvements. The Committee met between March 3, 2009 and June 10, 2009 and a consultation document has been created by the WSIB using input from the committee.

The WSIB is now undertaking a public consultation and interested parties are invited to provide comment on the issues and opportunities discussed in the consultation paper.

The JHSC consultation document available from the WSIB website: http://www.wsib.on.ca/wsib/wsibsite.nsf/public/PreventionJHSCConsultation

Misleading Advertising from Private Training Companies - Details here

Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of the H1N1 Virus in Elementary and Secondary Schools - Ministry of Health &

Long-Term Care read the details here

WSIB Preliminary Premium Rates for 2010

The WSIB Board of Directors has set preliminary premium rates for 2010. Find out your preliminary premium rate.

CCOHS Hosting Forum III: Leading the Change

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is hosting Forum III: Leading the Change, a two-day national event, taking place on March 8 and 9, 2010, in the National Capital Region. This conference is a two-day tripartite, national event that will bring together subject experts, workers, employers, and governments to share their knowledge and experience around the rapidly evolving workplace. Forum III provides an opportunity for participants to explore and better understand how leadership in the workplace can significantly impact the health and safety needs of workers. Throughout the key discussion topics of the internal responsibility system, participatory ergonomics, workplace violence, and training and knowledge transfer, a common thread becomes apparent – the critical role that leadership can play in affecting workplace change. Location: Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec. Date: March 8-9 2010. Call 1-800-668-4284 to register or visit us at http://www.ccohs.ca/events/forumIII/.

Information Links for the H1N1 Virus

The Ministry of Labour has suggested that reviewing and using the information on the following links would be considered reasonable precautions against the H1N1 Virus.

Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety

http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/

Ontario Ministry of Labour

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/ua_h1n1flu.html

Public Health Agency of Canada

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine_200904-eng.php

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

Ministry of Health Long Term Care

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/updates/archives/hu_09/provider/default.html

MOHLTC Important Health Notices (IHN)

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/emu/ihn.html