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March 19, 2025

Supervisor competence and support critical for safer, healthier workplaces

Competent and supportive supervisors can help reduce injuries experienced by workers, especially when supervisors are properly trained.
Worker working in and near traffic can be extremely dangerous, even deadly.
March 13, 2025

New WHSC road work training paves way for safer work

Working in and near traffic can be extremely dangerous, even deadly. Ontario law recognizes this with regulation and WHSC with training. Both aim to safeguard road workers.
Workers Health & Safety Centre offers comprehensive training designed to not only ensure worker health and safety and legal compliance but also to support an effective IRS.
March 05, 2025

JHSC Certification training critical to your internal responsibility system

Successful workplaces understand safer, healthier work benefits everyone. They also make a point of understanding what the law provides.
February 26, 2025

Lack of training continues to threaten new workers’ safety

Does your workplace make safety training a priority for new workers? Not doing so can place workers in harm’s way and employers in legal jeopardy.
February 20, 2025

SPECIAL C-45 REPORT: Prison for supervisor found negligent in worker death

A supervisor for an Ontario dump truck firm has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of criminal negligence causing the death of a firm driver in 2020.
February 11, 2025

Access lifesaving working at heights training at WHSC training centres

On the same cold winter day, two workers recently fell to their death in Ontario, tragedies the province’s mandatory working at heights training standard is intended to prevent.
February 04, 2025

WHSC ergonomics training deeply discounted during February

Workers Health & Safety Centre’s (WHSC) current ergonomics training campaign is targeting awareness and action to help prevent debilitating injuries throughout the year.
January 30, 2025

Inadequate work plan leads to critical injury and convictions

An Ontario employer and supervisor must pay $327,500 after being convicted of Occupational Health and Safety Act violations which caused a worker to suffer a critical injury.
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

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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.

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