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New Ministry of Labour Publication Provides Guidance for WHMIS Transition In July, 2017, Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) issued a new publication, “A Guide to the Legislation for Workplace Hazardous […]

Finding the Right JHSC Training Provider is Good for Business In Ontario, if you have 20 or more employees you are legally required to have a Joint Health and Safety

Ontario Ministry of Labour Deadline for Working at Heights Training Is Now Just Weeks Away October 1, 2017 is the extended deadline for employers and workers in construction projects to

OHSA’S Top 10 Most Cited Violations According to the National Safety Council (NSC) in the United States, the most common safety violations change little year over year. That means that

The Importance of Fire Extinguishers in Early-Stage Fires The Devastating Consequences of Fire Residential fires account for 73% of all fire-related fatalities in Canada. Fires that occur in offices can

The Price of Perfect Nails They may not look like dangerous worksites, but nail salons are coming under scrutiny as researchers sound the alarm about the constant exposure to hazardous

Is more material handling in our future? With things looking up on the global economic front this may be the case. According to the United Nations Global Economic Monitoring United

Suspended Work Platform Systems (SWPS) Training A Preventable Tragedy Minutes before quitting time on Christmas Eve, 2009, four workers at a renovation project in Toronto plunged 13 stories to their

Women Workers and Chemicals – Part 2 in a three-part series. WOMEN WORKERS AND PLASTICS MANUFACTURING There is now a credible body of research showing that workers in the plastics

Women Workers and Chemicals – Part 1 in a three-part series. WORKER SAFETY: NEW CONCERNS FOR WOMEN DID YOU KNOW that female workers are at increased risk from certain chemical