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January 21, 2025

Material handling hazards focus of MLITSD compliance initiative

Is your workplace doing enough to address the hazards associated with material handling? Doing more can potentially save lives and prevent debilitating injuries. It’s also the law!
January 14, 2025

RSI Awareness Day: Ergonomics training for awareness and action

Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSIs), also called Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), continue to plague Ontario’s workers causing pain, suffering and often life-altering injuries.
January 09, 2025

Preventing workplace sexual harassment—study finds TRAINING WORKS

Comprehensive policies, including training, are critical for understanding, addressing and preventing workplace sexual harassment, according to recent research.
January 07, 2025

Make health and safety training a priority. Connect with WHSC.

Are you resolved to make your workplace safer and healthier in 2025? If so, quality health and safety training should be a critical part of your plans.
The Ontario Legislature has passed a bill which amends key employment laws including the Occupational Health & Safety Act.
December 19, 2024

Amended OHSA introduces new minimum fines, PPE improvements

Mandatory minimum fines for repeat offenders and better fitting personal protective equipment (PPE) are among recent changes to Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA).
December 11, 2024

Has your JHSC certification expired? Refresher training is a must!

Joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members who are certified must take an approved refresher training program every three years to maintain certification status.
WHSC offers the largest catalogue of instructor-led French language health and safety training in Ontario.
December 05, 2024

Register for WHSC’s French language health and safety training

Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) has all the essential occupational health and safety training your workplace needs, including programs available for delivery in French.
November 28, 2024

Lack of machine guarding kills worker, leads to fines and training review

A Bradford, Ontario farmer who plead guilty for failing to meet machine guarding duties in the death of a worker, followed with a thorough health and safety training review.
November 26, 2024

Is your working at heights training certificate valid? WHSC can help!

Working at heights (WAH) training certificates expire three years from the date of successful completion of an approved training program.
November 21, 2024

Toronto relaunches ChemTRAC program to track hazardous substances

With the relaunch of a program which implements Toronto’s community right to know bylaw, advocates hope reductions in harmful chemical exposures will follow.
November 12, 2024

WHSC encourages essential lifesaving training to mark CPR month

November is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Month. There’s no time like the present to empower yourself with the skills that could save lives.
Ensuring workers and supervisors complete health and safety awareness training can help.
November 07, 2024

Prioritizing health and safety in construction. WHSC has training for that!

Identifying and tackling hazards on construction sites can be a challenge. Ensuring workers and supervisors complete health and safety awareness training can help.

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