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| January 30, 2012: Ergonomic Training for Health Care and Social Services Scheduled in Brantford and Guelph |
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Sign up today for this deeply discounted WHSC training
in support of 2012 RSI Awareness Day
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), also known as repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), account for more than half of lost-time injuries in the health care sector. MORE  |
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| January 11, 2012: WHSC Training Scheduled in Support of 2012 RSI Awareness Day |
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Sign up today for this deeply discounted training offer
More Ontario workers will suffer a repetitive strain injury (RSI) in 2012 than any other type of work-related injury or disorder. In fact, they continue to account for more than 40 per cent of lost-time injuries (LTIs) allowed by Ontario’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB). MORE  |
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| December 20, 2011: WSIB Injury, disease and fatality claims year-to-date |
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Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) provides monthly statistical updates for lost-time, no-loss-time and fatality compensation claims through its Monthly Monitor publication. The information provided in the table below is the most current available from the WSIB. MORE  |
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| December 19, 2011: Study confirms canadian workers highly stressed |
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More than one in four Canadian workers say their daily lives are highly stressful, according to a recently published Statistics Canada study. More than 60 per cent of these stressed out workers reported work as the main source of stress. MORE  |
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| December 19, 2011: Lack of training leads to worker injury and prosecution |
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BFI Canada Inc., a waste management company operating in various Ontario cities, was recently fined $150,000 for violating the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act). MORE  |
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| November 19, 2011: Updated CSA Standard Addresses Health Care Sector Concerns |
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The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) recently upgraded their standard for the selection, use and care of respirators. The new standard, CSA Z94.4, was issued in August, 2011. MORE  |
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| November 15, 2011: WHSC Scheduled Winter/Spring Training Can Help |
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Keeping abreast of Ontario’s changing health and safety legal requirements can be a big job. The Ministry of Labour will soon introduce more changes including additional mandatory training for workers, supervisors and health and safety representatives in small workplaces. MORE  |
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| November 3, 2011: Study links nanoparticles with cancer growth |
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A recently published study is just the latest to link nanoparticles with serious, even deadly, health outcomes. MORE  |
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| November 3, 2011: WHSC Awards 2011 Post Secondary Student Scholarships |
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The Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC) is proud to announce the eight successful candidates awarded with 2011 WHSC Post Secondary Scholarships. MORE  |
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| September 29, 2011: New park and monument honour memory of Sudbury-area workers |
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A new memorial park commemorating the lives of Sudbury-area workers killed on the job was recently unveiled in Val Caron just north of Sudbury. MORE  |
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| September 29, 2011: Fall from heights and interfering with the scene leads to multiple fines |
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Toronto-based Cimco Refrigeration was recently fined $95,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act) that led to a worker sustaining serious injuries. MORE  |
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| September 29, 2011: Ontario Ministry of Labour Updates Guide to the Occupational Health & Safety Act |
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With a number of recent legislative changes, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) has updated their online guide to occupational health and safety law. MORE  |
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| September 29, 2011: WSIB Injury, illness and fatality statistics--year to date July 2011 |
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Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) provides monthly statistical updates for lost-time, no-loss-time and fatality compensation claims through its Monthly Monitor publication. The information provided in the table below is the most current available from the WSIB. MORE  |
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| September 29, 2011: WHSC launches free training compliance audit service |
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Are you aware there are hundreds of references in Ontario’s health and safety law pertaining to an employers’ duty to provide training, education and information? MORE  |
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| September 11, 2011: WHSC 2010 Annual Report now available online |
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After three decades the Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC) commitment to healthy and safe work is as solid as ever. Ensuring workers and workplace representatives have equal access to trusted, high quality health and safety training and information is our ultimate goal. Together with you, our workplace partners, we are working for and training for this. MORE  |
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| September 8, 2011: Time spent sitting linked to higher death risk |
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Sitting on the job can kill you – literally. This is the decision handed down by a United States judge on June 27 this year. MORE  |
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September 1, 2011: Will your workplace training pass inspection? WHSC scheduled fall training will help you get ready. |
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Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) is currently setting standards for more mandatory health and safety training. This, and their stated commitment to more proactive enforcement, means you may be visited by a MOL inspector sooner, rather than later. Is your workplace ready? Will you meet all existing training requirements? Or do you risk stop work orders, fines and more? MORE  |
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| July 27, 2011: WSIB injury, illness and fatality statistics--year to date May, 2011 |
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Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) provides monthly statistical updates for lost-time, no-loss-time and fatality compensation claims through its Monthly Monitor publication. The information provided in the table below is the most current available from the WSIB. MORE  |
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| July 27, 2011: Construction contractor fined for obstructing an MOL inspector and providing false information |
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The owner of a Mississauga-based construction contractor business was fined $26,000 for multiple violations of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act) and the Regulation for Construction Projects (Ont. Reg. 213/91). MORE  |
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| July 27, 2011: WHSC Fall 2011 training schedule supports compliance with mandated training |
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Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors issued more than 155,000 written orders for non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act) or regulations during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. Over this same time period, almost 10,000 stop work orders were issued to employers for workplace hazards deemed imminent. MORE  |
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| June 27, 2011: Preparing for Summer Hazards and the Seasonal Workforce |
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Warm temperatures and high humidity, ultraviolet (UV) radiation and working alone are just a few of many occupational hazards workers face during the summer months. For many seasonal summer hires, including students, newness to a job will also place them in harm’s way. MORE  |
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June 10, 2011: Ontario's Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention Law—One Year Later Is your workplace in compliance? |
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Nearly one year ago Bill 168, An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to violence and harassment in the workplace officially came into force. These amendments placed significant duties on employers relating to workplace violence and harassment. MORE  |
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| June 3, 2011: Cell phone use declared possibly carcinogenic to humans |
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Radiation emitted from cell phones may cause brain cancer, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). MORE  |
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| May 18, 2011: Fall from height leads to supervisor fine |
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A supervisor for a Toronto-area contractor was fined $12,000 for violating the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act) resulting in a worker falling off a roof. MORE  |
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| May 18, 2011: World Health Organization Issues Cancer Prevention Challenge |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a global challenge calling for the primary prevention of environmental and occupational cancer. MORE  |
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| May 12, 2011: New WHSC hazard bulletin highlights harmful effects of shift work |
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According to editors of the globally recognized Scandinavian Journal of Work and Environmental Health (SJWEH), “shift work is definitely among one of the most serious occupational health problems of our time…we cannot continue to delay taking preventive and curative public health actions in anticipation of further data.” MORE  |
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| May 11, 2011: CAW/WHSC Earth Day message to students: Take charge of electronic waste! |
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Canadian students were challenged to take charge of electronic waste as part of an Earth Day message delivered by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) in partnership with the Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) this year. MORE  |
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| April 21, 2011: Consolidation of Confined Space Regulations |
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The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) has consolidated all legal requirements relating to work in confined spaces into a single regulation. MORE  |
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| March 11, 2011: WHSC supports annual Day of Mourning events across Ontario |
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On April 28, in communities across Ontario, workers and their representatives, friends and families will gather to remember workers who have been killed, suffer disease or injury as a result of work. MORE  |
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| January 25, 2011: WHSC Launches New Fall Protection Training |
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Responding to the December 24, 2009 fall-related incident where four construction workers were killed and another seriously injured, a recent government-commissioned report has called for mandatory fall protection training. MORE  |
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| December 22, 2010: Supervisor Fined and Ordered to Complete Retraining |
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A Bracebridge, Ontario supervisor has been convicted, fined and ordered to complete retraining for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act. MORE  |
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| December 21, 2010: WHSC Working to Clarify Dean's Training Recommendations |
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Real training for workers, supervisors and health and safety representatives would be a welcome outcome from the Dean Report, but more work needs to be done to ensure that’s what they get, says Dave Killham, Executive Director of the Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC). MORE  |
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| December 20, 2010: Data base tracks Canadians exposed to carcinogens at work |
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Canadian researchers are creating a database profiling approximately 170 substances they’ve determined to be high, possibly high and moderate priority occupational carcinogens. MORE  |
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| November 22, 2010: Devra Davis to promote new book on hazards of cell phones at Toronto event |
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"The fact that we don’t know everything about cell phones doesn’t mean that everything is fine,” says Devra Davis in her new book Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It and How to Protect Your Family. MORE  |
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| November 9, 2010: Excess risk of injury attributed to shift work |
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Canadians working rotating or night shifts are twice as likely to be injured as those working a regular daytime schedule, according to a recent Canadian study. MORE  |
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| November 4, 2010: Lack of guard on conveyor leads to worker death and employer fine |
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Essar Steel Algoma Inc. was fined $325,000 for separate incidents involving violations of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act) and the Industrial Regulations. One of the incidents, which occurred on October 30, 2008, resulted in a worker death. MORE  |
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| November 1, 2010: Studies confirm harmful toxin on cash register receipts |
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Handling sales receipts, lottery tickets and ATM slips may contribute to the accumulation of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in workers and the public, according to recent U.S. studies. MORE  |
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| October 19, 2010: WHSC awards 2010 student scholarships |
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The Workers Health and Safety Centre is pleased to announce the successful candidates for the 2010 WHSC Post Secondary Student Scholarships. MORE  |
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| September 28, 2010: Health care unions seek protection beyond needle safety legislation |
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A coalition of unions representing health care workers has published resource documents to help workers and other workplace parties gain adequate protection from the health risks presented by all medical sharps. MORE  |
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| September 24, 2010: Migrant farm worker deaths spark renewed calls for better OH&S laws and enforcement |
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Two Jamaican migrant workers were recently killed in yet another confined space incident in Ontario’s farm industry. MORE  |
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| September 22, 2010: Examining the workplace with trained eyes—WHSC offers new Workplace Inspections and Workplace Investigations programs |
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Have you taken a close look at your workplace lately? Do you know where the hazards are? Identifying and investigating all potential hazards or dangerous situations that may occur in the workplace is critical to the prevention of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. MORE  |
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| September 21, 2010: WSIB injury, illness and fatality statistics—year to date July 31, 2010 |
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Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) provides monthly statistical updates for lost-time, no-loss-time and fatality compensation claims through its Monthly Monitor publication. The information provided in the table below is the most current available from the WSIB. MORE  |
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| August 18, 2010: Dedicated Toll Free Phone Line Established to Report Unsafe Workplaces |
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The provision of contact numbers by the Ministry of Labour (MOL) to report unsafe working conditions or other health and safety concerns is not new. Though a single, dedicated toll-free phone number to call from anywhere in the province is. MORE  |
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| August 9, 2010: WHSC 2009 Annual Report now available online |
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The Workers Health & Safety Centre’s (WHSC) commitment to worker well-being is stronger than ever. Amid tough recessionary times and major changes within Ontario’s health and safety system, the WHSC’s focus is clear; our work never more centred on prevention. MORE  |
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| August 9, 2010: Student Injured, Employer Fined |
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A Beamsville, Ontario-based company was recently fined $40,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act resulting in a co-op student suffering hand injuries. MORE  |
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| August 9, 2010: WHSC publishes two more workplace violence resources |
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Adding to the growing list of workplace violence resources, the Workers Health & Safety Centre has recently released two fact sheets aimed at helping raise awareness of this significant health and safety issue. Both are part of a popular series of publications known as WHSC Resource Lines. MORE  |
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| August 9, 2010: Temperatures Rising: Heat Stress Placing Worker Health at Risk |
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For many, the heat of summer is a welcome change from a long, cold winter. For workers and others, however extreme temperatures and humidity can lead to heat stress and related health problems. MORE  |
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| August 9, 2010: Helping Workplaces Comply With Workplace Violence Laws: WHSC offers new training program |
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Bill 168, An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to violence and harassment in the workplace officially came into force on June 15, 2010. Is your workplace in compliance? MORE  |
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| April 27, 2010: WHSC 2010 Environmental Scan explores emerging OH&S issues |
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"Out of tragic circumstances often come important social justice achievements." So opens the Workers Health & Safety Centre 2010 Environmental Scan. MORE  |
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| April 23, 2010: Lack of Training and Worker Injury Leads to Fine |
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Brewers Retail Inc. was fined $120,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act). The incident took place on August 28, 2008 and resulted in worker suffering a broken ankle. MORE  |
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| April 1, 2010: MOL Online Resource Tool Aims to Raise MSD Awareness |
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A new musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) online awareness and prevention tool has recently been posted to the Ministry of Labour web site.
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| March 31, 2010: United Steelworkers Union Initiate Private Prosecution in Case of Worker Death |
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The United Steelworkers Union (USW) has launched a rare private criminal prosecution against forestry company Weyerhaeuser alleging they were criminally negligent in the 2004 death of a sawmill worker. MORE  |
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| March 31, 2010: Hogg's Hollow Disaster Quilt Finds Permanent Display Site |
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The 50th anniversary of the Hogg’s Hollow disaster was recently marked with the unveiling of a permanent home for a quilt commemorating the five workers killed in this workplace tragedy.
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| January 29, 2010: Lack of policy and procedures and worker death leads to $350,000 fine |
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Lafarge Canada Inc. has been fined $350,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act). The incident took place on August 27, 2008 and resulted in a worker being killed. MORE  |
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| January 7, 2010: MOL announces OEL updates and consolidation of designated substance regs |
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Ontario recently introduced new occupational exposure limits (OELs) for polyvinyl chloride and butenes along with 34 updates to existing OELs. MORE  |
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| December 18, 2009: Ontario toxics reduction regulation finalized |
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As of January 1, 2010, many Ontario workplaces will be required to track, report and develop plans to reduce the toxic substances they use, create and release. MORE  |
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| December 11, 2009: Violence Bill receives Royal Assent after labour secures amendments |
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Ontario's labour movement won late stage
amendments to a bill that if properly enforced will begin to protect workers
against workplace violence and harassment. MORE  |
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| November 24, 2009: Six received Black Eagle Awards at this year's Chavez Dinner |
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More than 300 activists turned out to celebrate the
10th Annual Cesar Chavez Black Eagle Awards Dinner held in
Toronto earlier this month. MORE  |
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| November 12, 2009: First Human Health Study Raises Doubts on Safety of Nanoparticles |
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A new study published recently in the European
Respiratory Journal claims to be the first to link exposure to nanoparticles
with ill health in humans. MORE  |
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| October 28, 2009: MOL Inspection Blitz Targets Slips, Trips and Falls |
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Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors will
blitz workplaces this November to identify hazards responsible for slips, trips
and falls. MORE  |
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| October 28, 2009: Fall from Height Leads to MOL Fine |
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A Goderich-based window and door manufacturer has
been fined $65,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety
Act (the Act). The incident took place in September, 2008 and resulted in a
worker falling and suffering wrist and head injuries. MORE  |
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| October 20, 2009: Workplace Violence Bill Passes Second Reading at Queen's Park: Supporters Seek Improvements at Committee Stage |
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Government Bill 168 which recognizes workplace
violence and harassment as hazards in need of a legally enforceable prevention
standard passed second reading in Ontario's Legislature. The bill which amends
Ontario's Occupational Health & Safety Act has been referred to the
Legislature's Standing Committee on Social Policy for further
debate. MORE  |
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| September 29, 2009: MOE Holding Consultations on Draft Toxics Reduction Regulation |
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Calling all activists! It's not too late to have your
voices heard. MORE  |
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| September 1, 2009: Occupational Asthma-Targeting the Chemical Culprits |
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More than 330 substances are known or suspected to
cause or exacerbate asthma, according to a recent report from the Massachusetts
Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI). The report highlighted the fact "Much
of the evidence (for identifying these substances) comes from workers exposed in
the workplace." MORE  |
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| September 1, 2009: MOL Inspection Blitz to Target Chemical Hazards and Related Training |
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Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors will
blitz workplaces this September focusing on chemical hazards and whether or not
workers have received adequate training. MORE  |
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| July 30, 2009: Lack of Precautions and Inadequate Supervision Leads to Worker Death and MOL Fines |
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Brampton-based kitchen manufacturer has been fined
$75,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act
(the Act) that resulted in a worker death. Two supervisors from a
temporary help agency were also fined $10,000 for their involvement in the same
incident in August, 2006. MORE  |
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| July 24, 2009: WHSC Training Supports Windsor Summer Jobs for Youth Program |
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Two hundred and sixty Windsor teenagers recently
participated in a full day of health and safety training prior to starting their
summer jobs - more than most Canadian workers receive over the course of their
first year on the job. MORE  |
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| July 19, 2009: Summer workforce includes vulnerable new workers WHSC has resources to help |
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Every summer employers hire thousands of new workers,
particularly in seasonal industries. This influx of new staff, many of them
young, can be challenging. Studies tell us new workers are much more likely to
suffer a work-related injury during their first month on the job. This, combined
with a lack of training and work experience, can dramatically increase the risk
of injury. MORE  |
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| July 8, 2009: MOE Launches Development of New Toxics Reduction Regulations |
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The Ministry of Environment (MOE) is another step
closer to creating a greener, healthier Ontario. In a special stakeholders
information session held in Toronto on July 2, 2009 Ministry representatives
revealed a timetable for the consultation and development of the new Toxics
Reduction Regulations. Slated for completion in the fall of 2009, these
regulations could have a positive impact on the lives of workers across the
province. MORE  |
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| June 23, 2009: CCOHS improves access to online health & safety resources |
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The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health &
Safety (CCOHS) has updated their CanOSH website helping to provide
convenient access to health and safety legislation and other
resources. MORE  |
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| June 23, 2009: Is your workplace ready for the heat? WHSC has heat stress prevention resources |
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After the long, cold winter we all welcome the warm,
sunny weather. For certain workers however hot, humid temperatures can increase
the risk of heat-related health problems. MORE  |
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| June 18, 2009: Update - Swine flu pandemic declared, pandemic plans essential |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared
the H1N1 virus (Swine flu) a global influenza pandemic. But are workplaces
ready, in other words, do they have a proper pandemic plan in place? Many
workers and their representatives are still asking this
question. MORE  |
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| June 6, 2009: New WHMIS Program Helps Workplaces Toward Safety and Compliance |
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The Workers Health & Safety Centre has unveiled a
new training program to help workers and other workplace parties translate WHMIS
theory into workplace practice. MORE  |
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| June 5, 2009: New Survey Further Confirms Workplace Stress Epidemic |
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Three in 10 Canadian workers are employed in
psychologically unhealthy and unsafe workplaces, according to a recently
published Ipsos Reid survey. MORE  |
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| June 5, 2009: Lack of Worker Training Factor in Worker Death |
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A Mississauga-based company has been fined $90,000 in
a case where a worker was killed after being exposed to a previously identified
hazard. MORE  |
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| April 30, 2009: WHSC creates new resources for student awareness |
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Educating and engaging students was once again a
focus for the Workers Health & Safety Centre and members of their
constituency throughout the month of April. MORE  |
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| April 24, 2009: Worker Crushed, Employer Pleads Guilty |
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A Toronto, Ontario-based garbage hauling company was
fined $85,000 by the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) for violating the
Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act) that resulted in the death
of a worker. MORE  |
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| April 23, 2009: WHSC Updates Patient Lifting Hazard Bulletin |
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A recently updated Workers Health & Safety Centre
(WHSC) hazard bulletin introduces workplace parties to ideas and resources they
can use to develop ergonomic changes necessary for safer patient
lifting. MORE  |
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| April 22, 2009: New Ontario Violence Legislation Passes First Reading |
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A persistent lobbying campaign by labour and other
occupational health and safety advocates has finally convinced the Ontario
government to table legislation to protect most workers from violence and
harassment. MORE  |
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| April 9, 2009: Proposed Law Seeks to Reduce Harmful Chemicals in Ontario Workplaces |
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Ontario is set to become the first jurisdiction in
Canada to require certain employers to develop a plan to reduce the use and
production of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. MORE  |
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| April 8, 2009: New Research Centre Focuses on Occupational Cancer in Ontario |
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Canada's first research centre dedicated solely to
the identification and ultimately elimination of worker exposure to
cancer-causing substances has opened in Toronto. MORE  |
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| April 7, 2009: More Workplaces Now Covered By Needle Safety Regulation |
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On April 1, 2009 the mandatory use of
safety-engineered needles was extended to long-term home care facilities,
designated psychiatric facilities, laboratories and specimen collection centres.
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| April 3, 2009: Compensation for Night Work/Breast Cancer Link |
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Thirty-seven Danish women will be compensated for
breast cancer linked to their night shift work, according to the Danish National
Board of Industrial Injuries. MORE  |
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| March 31, 2009: Failing to Establish Joint Health & Safety Committee Proves Costly |
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The operators of the Tim Horton's chain -The TDL
Group Corporation were fined $70,000 by the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) for
violating the Occupational Health and Safety
Act. MORE  |
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| March 27, 2009: Canadian Cancer Prevention Organization Launches New Web Site |
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Prevent Cancer Now (PCN) has unveiled a new web site
with extensive resources aimed at achieving their original, but vital goal -the
elimination of preventable causes of cancer. MORE  |
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| March 24, 2009: MOL Blitz Targets Musculoskeletal Disorders and Related Training |
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Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) health and safety
inspectors will blitz workplaces during the month of April to identify hazards
which can contribute to musculoskeletal disorders
(MSD). MORE  |
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| March 10, 2009: Ontario Pesticide Ban Takes Effect on Earth Day 2009 |
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The Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, passed on
June 18, 2008, will come into force on April 22, 2009 - Earth Day. This law
amends the Pesticides Act allowing a ban on the sale and use of
pesticides to maintain the appearance of lawns and gardens in
Ontario. MORE  |
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| March 6, 2009: Canada First to Require Nanomaterials Reporting |
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Canada is set to publish a notice making us the first
country in the world to require companies to report their use of nanomaterials.
The requirement will include information on the quantity, usage and toxicity of
nanomaterials as well as any procedures, policies and technological solutions
currently in place to protect environmental and human
health. MORE  |
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| March 2, 2009: WHSC Set to Launch Updated Basic Certification Training Program |
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Building upon success, the Workers Health &
Safety Centre is set to release its revised Basic Certification training
program this March. MORE  |
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| February 26, 2009: Company Fined for Lack of Guardrails and Failure to Train |
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A Brantford, Ontario company has been fined $60,000
for violating the Occupational Health & Safety Act (the Act)
and the Regulations for Industrial Establishments. The violations
resulted in a worker suffering serious leg injuries. Two supervisors were also
fined $5000 each in this case. MORE  |
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| February 20, 2009: Hormone Disruptors- Playing Havoc with Women's Reproductive Health |
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A recently published report on women's reproductive
health states we cannot assume there are "safe" levels of exposure to hormone
disruptors. MORE  |
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| February 11, 2009: UFCW Launches Campaign to Legislate Alberta Farm Workers Health and Safety |
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"End the Harvest of Death" says the United
Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and Lorna Chandler. Both are calling on the
government of Alberta to implement recommendations handed down at the inquiry
into the death of farm worker Kevan Chandler. MORE  |
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| January 30, 2009: Worker falls to death from scissor lift, MOL fines employer $250,000 |
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Multinational automotive and industrial parts
manufacturer, Martinrea International Inc., was fined $250,000 by the Ontario
Ministry of Labour (MOL) for failing to inform and train one of its workers in
the safe operation of a scissor lift. MORE  |
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| January 29, 2009: Voluntary Reporting on Nanotechnology Falls Short, U.S. EPA Finds |
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In an interim report, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has found its voluntary reporting program on
nanomaterials has failed to gather key environmental and health and safety data
they need to properly assess the safety of
nanotechnology. MORE  |
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| January 27, 2009: Public Wants Harmful Chemicals Eliminated |
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Nine in 10 Ontarians feel it's "very important" to
substitute toxic chemicals with less harmful chemicals whenever possible. So
found a poll sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society published in December,
2008. MORE  |
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| January 20, 2009: Precaution Needed for Compact Fluorescent Lights |
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Some compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) can emit
ultraviolet radiation (UVR) above current recognized guideline levels, according
to research carried out by Britain s Health Protection Agency
(HPA). MORE  |
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| January 7, 2009: Canadian Researchers Call for Nano Prevention Efforts |
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Quebec researchers, like others here in Canada and
abroad, are calling for strict prevention procedures as the only way to ensure
the safe use of nanoparticles. MORE  |
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