Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) carries some of the steepest workplace safety penalties in Canada, and they’ve increased dramatically in recent years. Corporations can now face fines of up to $2,000,000 per offence. Directors and officers face up…
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Should You Train Your Internal Team or Outsource?
When it comes to workplace training, especially health and safety training, every company faces the same question: Do we bring in an external trainer, or do we build the capability internally? Train-the-Trainer courses prepare your employees to deliver certified training…
Hot Work safety in Ontario: Understanding the laws and protecting your workplace
Hot work tasks – like welding, cutting, grinding, and soldering – are essential across many industries. This is also a high-risk activity that brings fire, explosion, and health hazards into the workplace. In Ontario, strict hot work safety laws are…
Ontario Health and Safety Compliance Initiatives: 2023-2024 Schedule
What are Health and Safety Compliance Initiatives? Every year, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) schedules health and safety compliance initiatives that focus on workplace hazards within specific sectors. Often these initiatives are referred to as…
The Duties of a Joint Health and Safety Representative in Ontario
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) outlines the specific responsibilities of a Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, which include promoting health and safety in the workplace, inspecting the workplace, and participating in investigations of workplace incidents. In this…
25 Point Ontario Workplace Inspection Checklist
As an employer, it’s important to ensure that your workplace is safe for your employees. This Ontario Workplace Inspection Checklist is a valuable tool to help you identify potential hazards and ensure that your workplace is compliant with Ontario’s Occupational…
Are Employment Lie Detector (Polygraph) Tests Legal in Ontario?
Lie detector tests, also known as polygraph tests, are not allowed in Ontario according to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). An employer or anyone acting on behalf of an employer is prohibited from requiring, requesting, enabling, or influencing an…
Understanding the ROI of Health and Safety
Imagine an investment that protects people’s lives and provides a return of 114%. It might sound too good to be true, but a recent study of employers in Ontario estimates that the average financial return among large Ontario employees in…
JHSCs and Remote Work – Everything You Need to Know
Over the past year, remote work has become the norm for many of us, and it looks like it may continue that way. Approximately four out of ten Canadians have jobs that can be done from home, and results from…