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Workplace mental health training now offered in WHSC virtual classes

Psychological health injuries cost the Canadian economy some $51 billion a year, $20 billion of which results from work-related causes says the Mental Health Commission of Canada. With the@COVID-1...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Workplace-mental-health-training-now-offered-in-WHSC-virtual-classes 2020-11-02 12:00:00 AM
WHSC brings virtual classrooms to Ontario workplaces

Ontario has entered Stage 3 of the province@s COVID-19 guidelines, but with Stage 3 public health experts advise many precautions like social distancing should remain in place. @ As a result, Ont...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/WHSC-brings-virtual-classrooms-to-Ontario-workplaces 2020-08-21 12:00:00 AM
Workplace interventions key to worker mental well-being, study finds

A recent study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting better psychosocial working conditions can positively impact the mental health of workers. @ Researchers from the Toronto-based Instit...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Workplace-interventions-key-to-worker-mental-well-being-study-finds 2019-08-29 12:00:00 AM
Workplace bullying survey finds high level of non-compliance

A recent survey of almost 1,900 Canadians revealed many employers are ignoring reported incidents of workplace bullying.@ @ A@random phone survey, conducted in October, 2018 by polling firm Forum...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Workplace-bullying-survey-finds-high-level-of-non 2018-11-30 12:00:00 AM
Educators lack protection in-class and support online, studies find

Ontario educators suffer anxiety from a lack of COVID safety protocols in the classroom but teaching online creates even more stress new research finds. Educators have worked on the pandemic front...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Educators-lack-protection-in-class-and-support-online-studies-find 2022-11-17 12:00:00 AM
Public Works pleads guilty for failing to provide health and safety training

The federal Public Works department has pleaded guilty to three of eight charges laid against them for labour code violations following an explosion at an Ottawa boiler plant that killed one worker...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Public-Works-pleads-guilty-for-failing-to-provide 2012-11-28 12:00:00 AM
New report highlights hazards of salon work

Hair and nail salons can expose workers to a daily barrage of chemicals capable of causing serious health effects says a new report. @Women@s Voices for the Earth released their new report, Beauty...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/New-report-highlights-hazards-of-salon-work 2014-11-21 12:00:00 AM
Shade Bootcamp to explore shade solutions to cancer-causing sun exposure

Solar ultra violet (UV) radiation is a significant occupational cancer threat in Ontario, according to the Occupational Cancer Research Centre. @ Nearly half a million workers in the province are...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Shade-Bootcamp-to-explore-shade-solutions-to-cancer-causing-sun-exposure 2018-04-26 12:00:00 AM
MSDs are preventable, quality training can help!

We all know poorly designed work and work environments can contribute to painful and life-altering musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). But what specifically can be done about them? @ MSDs are the n...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/MSDs-are-preventable-quality-training-can-help 2022-03-09 12:00:00 AM
Spring Safety Training with WHSC: Register today!

Quality training, the kind of training that helps you identify, assess and control, if not eliminate, hazards, has never been more important. We hear in the news, all too preventable stories of vi...

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https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Spring-Safety-Training-with-WHSC-Register-today 2022-03-30 12:00:00 AM
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