Joint Health and Safety CommitteeCERTIFICATION PART II WHSC Sector Programs Following completion of Certification Part I training, joint health and safety committee (JHSC) Certification candidate...

NIOSH has released a new document discussing approaches and strategies to protect workers from harmful exposure during nanomaterial manufacturing, use, and handling processes. @ The purpose of th...

Workers who juggle more than one job have a 27 per cent higher rate of work-related injury compared to those holding just one job. @ This excess risk was uncovered by researchers from the Liberty...

Given challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHSC is now offering our newly updated@Worker Health and Safety Awareness@program in safe and effective virtual classrooms. @ Unlike@self-guided o...

Weak employment standards negatively impact worker health and safety, particularly as they relate to hours of work and the employment relationship. @ Will recent changes to federal employment sta...

A recent report adds to a growing body of evidence showing harassment in Canadian workplaces is in need of workplace interventions and regulatory enforcement. @Conducted by Statistics Canada this ...

Peterborough-area workers now have access to independent occupational health services with the opening of a satellite office of the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers. Dave Wilken, OH...

<!--[if mso]><![endif]--><!--[if mso]><![endif]-->A new national report documents the dramatic cost of workplace violence suffered by nurses in both human and financial terms. According to the rep...

Special ReportAmendments to Ontario employment laws may improve working conditions for some but will need prescribed measures to ensure the reforms bring real and lasting change. @ Government Bil...

For some, exoskeletons are a potential gamechanger in efforts to reduce worker injury and fatigue. Others question if these devices are effective or even ergonomic. Finding and implementing safe a...