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September 19, 2024

Escalating costs of poor mental health demands workplace action

More than 60 per cent of missed workdays are attributed to poor mental health, according to the inaugural Health Outcomes Report published by GreenShield in June 2024.
September 11, 2024

Not prioritizing fall protection? There are significant costs!

Failing to comply with fall protection obligations often leads to critical injuries and deaths along with related business delays. Training can help prevent these costly outcomes.
September 04, 2024

Ontario appeal court increases fine fivefold for OHS conviction

Lack of training and competent supervision was at the heart of an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling to increase fine for employer convicted of failing to provide machine guarding.
August 29, 2024

WHSC training for federal JHSCs scheduled for this fall

Did you know employers of federally regulated workplaces have a legal obligation to train their joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members and health and safety representatives?
August 14, 2024

Prioritize supervisor competency and safe work with mandatory training

Are supervisors in your workplace competent to meet their many obligations designed to protect worker health and safety? Training is an important and mandatory step.
July 31, 2024

WHSC 2023/2024 Annual Report celebrates crucial OHS training advances

As Ontario’s leading provider of occupational health and safety training, Workers Health & Safety Centre is always looking to identify and bridge occupational health and safety training gaps.
While a significant amount of attention has been paid to cancers faced by firefighters, Canadian research suggests similar elevated cancers for paramedics.
July 30, 2024

Paramedics' excess cancers linked with workplace exposures

Research suggests Ontario paramedics face an elevated risk of developing all cancers compared to other workers but face a particularly high risk for melanoma and prostate cancer.
July 25, 2024

Infectious diseases, reducing workplace spread, improving indoor air

The past several years has shown that infectious diseases, specifically respiratory viruses have wreaked havoc and increased occupational health and safety concerns globally.
After some 15 years of defining leadership at Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC), Wayne Samuelson, Board of Director’s President and Chair has decided it’s time to step down.
July 23, 2024

WHSC President, Wayne Samuelson retires from “position not the fight”

After some 15 years of defining leadership at Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC), Wayne Samuelson, Board of Director’s President and Chair has decided it’s time to step down.
July 18, 2024

JHSC Certification Training Options for the Choosing

At WHSC, we consistently deliver quality training in highly engaging, real-time, instructor-led classrooms. However, our approach also recognizes diverse workplace training needs.
June 26, 2024

Growing violence in schools – disturbing reality, study finds

Violence in Ontario’s public schools continues to grow to critical levels finds new research.
WHSC now offers a French website and more than 40 training programs in French — the largest catalogue of instructor-led French language training in Ontario.
June 20, 2024

WHSC Expands Health and Safety Training in French. Register Now!

The Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) is Ontario’s leading health and safety training provider, boasting over 35 years of dedicated service.

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