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February 04, 2026

Become a WHSC Instructor This Spring — Participation Fee Waived

Become a WHSC-qualified instructor this spring and help turn training into real-world prevention—now with fee-free participation for approved applicants.
January 27, 2026

Towards safer work! Why JHSC Certification Training Matters?

Is your joint health and safety committee functioning as it should? Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) wants to know.
January 20, 2026

Supervisor training. Plan for compliance & competence in 2026.

Supervisors may not set company health and safety policy, but they are on the frontlines of ensuring implementation. It’s no surprise then, the law demands they be competent.
January 16, 2026

Introducing WHSC’s New Digital Record of Training System

Fake health and safety training certificates are becoming a serious issue in Ontario workplaces; an issue Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) is determined to help stamp out.
January 08, 2026

Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders and Repetitive Strain Injuries

Most musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), also called repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), begin at work damaging muscles, tendons, and nerves usually over time.
December 16, 2025

Work shouldn’t hurt: $40 ergonomics training to help prevent RSIs and MSDs

International RSI Awareness Day, held every year on the last day of February, is a powerful reminder: work shouldn’t hurt—and pain is not part of the job.
December 15, 2025

New study exposes excess COPD deaths in construction workers

Construction workers are dying at up to twice the rate of other workers from lung diseases—a tragic reminder of the need to identify and prevent hazardous workplace exposures.
December 10, 2025

When Job Quality Drops, Death Rates Rise: New Canadian Study

A major new Canadian study has put numbers to something workers in low-wage, unstable jobs have long felt — poor-quality work is bad for your health, and can cut your life short.
December 03, 2025

Lack of training cited in fall death, employer convicted

Failing to comply with fall protection obligations, including standardized working at heights training, is a decision that continues to have serious, even grave consequences.
December 01, 2025

WHSC announces 2025 post-secondary scholarship winners

Informed and confident workers play a key role in the pursuit of safer, healthier work. Though without employers acting on their significant obligations, lives remain at risk.
November 26, 2025

Fast Action Saves Lives with First Aid and CPR Training

Many of us have experienced moments when we wished we knew CPR or had the skills to help someone in distress.
November 19, 2025

Upcoming WHSC training for federal JHSCs: Key to safety and compliance

Employers of federally regulated workplaces have a legal obligation to train their joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members and health and safety representatives.

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