Joining the extensive suite of WHSC operator training programs is the newly released Chainsaw Operator training. Others in this suite include operator training for forklifts, elevating work platfor...

Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is one of the most common causes of occupational cancer, yet it has been inadequately addressed by researchers and regulators alike.@ Few have also ob...

Affected workers may now be entitled to compensation from Ontario@s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for work-related chronic mental stress. @ A recent decision (No. 2157/09) by Ontari...

Canadian workers report workplace stress is the primary cause of their poor mental health. These findings were released two years before COVID-19 arrived. The 2018@report@highlights the need for g...

Canadian workers are currently as distressed as the most distressed one per cent of working Canadians prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report suggests. @ According to the@Mornea...

A new national study finds correctional officers, 911 dispatchers, paramedics and other first responders are at significant risk of developing a mental-health disorder. @ The study, entitled Ment...

A new workplace mental health standard offers a process and tools the authors say will help create and sustain psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.The standard, entitled Psychological healt...

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAININGWork@equipment can cause serious work-related injuries and even death. To protect both operators and everyone working near this equipment, regulations made under Ontario@...