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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Updated WHMIS requirements focus of MLITSD compliance initiative

Is your workplace WHMIS compliant? The deadline to meet changes regulating safety data sheets (SDSs), labels and related training requirements is fast approaching.

SPECIAL REPORT: Australia bans use of engineered stone. Will Ontario follow suit?

Australia is the first jurisdiction in the world to ban the use of engineered stone in response to an epidemic of silicosis suffered by workers exposed to fine respirable silica dust.

WHSC awards seven post-secondary scholarships to inspiring students

Research tells us being new to work raises the likelihood of injury. Many students who applied for a 2024 WHSC student scholarship tell us training is key to prevention.

WHSC First Aid and CPR training now open to all

As an official Red Cross training partner, Workers Health & Safety Centre is now offering first aid & CPR training to all Ontarians through scheduled in-person training sessions.

WHSC JHSC Certification training…options to meet your timeline

Are your joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members competent to act on their legal powers in pursuit of safer, healthier work? Train for it—it’s mandatory.

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.

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