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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Prevent mobile crane-related tragedies! New WHSC training can help.

Operating a mobile crane or working within a crane’s envelope can be dangerous. When things go wrong workers and others can be injured or killed.

Strengthening Workplace Safety: Why First Aid and CPR Training Matters

Did you know every nine minutes, someone in Canada experiences a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, about 60,000 people every year according to a 2024 Heart and Stroke report.

Study Links Workplace Chemicals to Autism Severity

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition strongly influenced by genetic factors with emphasis on interactions among multiple genes. But there is more to the story.

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