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Upcoming Inspection Blitzes
April 23rd, 2012 Posted by admin
The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) has released its safety blitz schedule for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The blitzes are part of the Safe At Work Ontario‘s strategy, which are set into place to help improve the health and safety of the workplace environment. The Ministry believe that workplace injuries and fatalities can be attributed to [...]
Tags: blitz, health and safety, ontario ministry
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National Day of Mourning is Coming Up
April 19th, 2012 Posted by admin
On April 28th of every year we remember the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents and honour those whom have been deeply affected by these tragedies. According to the Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada, from 1993 to 2010, 16,143 people lost their [...]
Tags: day of mourning, health and safety, safety, workplace safety, yellow ribbon
Manufacturer Fined $50,000 After Worker Injury
March 23rd, 2012 Posted by admin
An international manufacturer of plastic edging was fined for violating the Occupational Health & Safety Act. They were fined $50,000 after a worker injured their hand while using a hopper. The worker was trying to clean out the hopper while an auger was slowly rotating on the inside, which had caught the worker’s hand and [...]
Tags: guarding, health and safety, machine safety, ontario ministry
How Will Bill 160 Change Your Workplace?
March 5th, 2012 Posted by admin
Bill 160, aka the Occupational Health and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, will shift the responsibility from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for injury and illness prevention activities to the Ministry of Labour. Health and safety inspections of Ontario workplaces will now be carried out by the Ministry of labour, including the oversight of [...]
Tags: Bill 160, class shop, industrial, machinery, ministry of labour, safety, workplace
Pre-Start Health & Safety. Knowing When a PSR is Required?
February 28th, 2012 Posted by admin
There is a lot of confusion with what the Pre-Start Health and Safety Review (PSR) is, even though it has been around for more than ten years. Most of the confusion lies between when a PSR is needed and what role section 7 (of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments) plays. For answers, we need to [...]
Tags: health, machine safety, ministry of labour, PSR
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