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Articles
Be Careful Around Giant Hogweed
- August 5, 2010
Partners in
Prevention 2010 Conferences
- July 20, 2010
WSIB Announces Changes to Labour Market Re-entry - July
8, 2010
Expert Advisory Panel on Occupational
Health and Safety - July 8, 2010
2010 Pocket Ontario
OHS Act Now Available! - June 29, 2010
Preventing Heat Stress Disorders -
June 18, 2010
MoL New and Young Worker Safety Blitz
- April 20, 2010
MoL
Compliance Guideline for Workplace Violence -
April 5, 2010
Head Injuries in Sports -
February 35, 2010
Review Of Workplace
Safety System In Ontario - January 29, 2010
Misleading Advertising from
Private Training Companies
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November 13, 2009
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Be Careful Around Giant Hogweed
If your work
takes you outside this summer near roadsides, streams, vacant
lots, conservation lands, parks, transfer stations or landfill
sites, be aware of the dangers of giant hogweed. Parts of this
plant release a clear watery sap that can cause painful
swelling, itching and blistering that can last for weeks. If the
sap gets into your eyes, it can cause permanent blindness.
Read more
to learn how to control this hazard. |
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Partners in Prevention 2010 Conferences
Welcome to the
all-new Partners in Prevention 2010 Conference Series for
Ontario Workplaces –
your trusted source for timely, relevant health and safety
knowledge in a community convenient to you.
Ajax Conference Postcard
(PDF)
Kitchener Conference Postcard
(PDF)
Rama Conference Postcard
(PDF)
Sudbury Conference Postcard
(PDF)
Ottawa Conference Postcard
(PDF)
Burlington Conference Postcard
(PDF)
Read More |
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WSIB Announces Changes to Labour Market Re-entry
The WSIB is
making significant changes to the Labour Market Re-entry (LMR)
program.
Read more (use
the link below)
http://www.wsib.on.ca/wsib/wsibsite.nsf/public/NewsWorkReintegration |
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Expert Advisory Panel on Occupational
Health and Safety
As you are
aware, an Expert Advisory Panel has been established to conduct
a comprehensive review of the province’s occupational health and
safety system.
The Expert Advisory Panel home page has recently been updated to
include:
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“An Update from the Chair” (scroll down to “Panel News”)
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A link to the Institute for Work and Health Reports (scroll down
to “Resources”)
En:
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/eap/index.php
Fr:
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/french/hs/eap/index.php |
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2010 Pocket Ontario OHS Act Now Available!
This new 2010 pocket Carswell is a consolidated edition of the OH&S Act and the regulations relating to the education sector is a handy reference tool for any workplace.
Among the regulations included are:
- Industrial Establishments - Regulation 851
- Construction Projects - Ontario Regulation 213/91
- Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents - Regulation 833 + 12 Designated Substance Regulations
- WHMIS - Regulation 860
- University Academics and Teaching Assistants - Regulation 858
- Teachers - Regulation 857
- Health Care and Residential Facilities - Regulation 67/93
- First Aid Requirements - Regulation 1101 under the WSIA, 1997
read more
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As
summer is upon us, the warm
weather has arrived and can pose
a serious hazard to your
workers.
It
is important to remember that if
hot or humid conditions are
present, the risk of
heat-related disorders is
equally possible in both indoor
and outdoor work settings.
Heat-related disorders include
heat stroke, heat exhaustion,
heat cramps, heat syncope
(dizziness or fainting) and heat
rash.
There are many resources
available to help you develop a
heat management program.
Read More
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New and Young Worker
Safety
On April 16,
2010, the Ministry of Labour announced a Heightened Enforcement
Campaign (aka Blitz) targeting young and new worker safety (read
more
here). In Ontario, any new worker,
of any age on the job, is up to four times more likely to be
injured during that month than any other time performing that
job (Institute for Work and Health).
New workers
include:
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Any new hire -
permanent or temporary,
including supervisors, with or without experience in your
sector
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Your current workers who are
assigned new jobs/tasks
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Student workers, co-op
placements or apprentices
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Contractors and/or
subcontractors
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Visitors to your workplace who
need to know the general rules
New workers
need special attention to ensure they understand how to do the
assigned tasks safely. Take time with your new workers.
To learn how
HSAGS can help you, speak to your HSAGS field representative
(click
here
for a listing of HSAGS field staff).
Also, click
here for resources on the Ministry of Labour website. |
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MOL Compliance Guideline for Workplace Violence
The Ministry of Labour has recently released a compliance
guideline for workplace violence and harassment. This guideline
explains what every worker, supervisor, employer and constructor
needs to know about workplace violence and workplace harassment
requirements in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. It
describes everyone's rights and responsibilities and answers, in
plain language, the questions that are most commonly asked about
these requirements.
View the English version
here
View the French version
here
As well, the MOL offers a two page Fact Sheet on the Bill 168
amendments to the OHS Act.
View the English version
here
View the French version
here
HSAGS offers in-person
workshops as well as
webinars on this topic, to assist clients in
implementing steps to satisfy the amendments. To view current
offerings, visit our websites or contact your local consultant. |
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Head Injuries in Sports |
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:
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Continuum of safety practices in a workplace and entry-level safety training
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Impact of the underground economy on health and safety practices
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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.
Details
here
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Misleading Advertising from
Private Training Companies -
Details
here |
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