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Group of workers taking WHSC Working at Heights training.
May 15, 2025

Working at heights training…end suffering and sentencing

Worker deaths, critical injuries and convictions for at-fault employers continue where fall protection obligations are not met. Training can help prevent these outcomes.
Each year, one in five Canadians experiences a mental illness, and approximately 500,000 people are unable to work each week due to mental health issues.
May 08, 2025

Mental Health at Work: Training Can Make a Difference!

In case you missed it: A 2025 CSA study found Canada’s mental health crisis has worsened over the past decade, with rising rates of depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
High school seniors heading to an Ontario post-secondary institution this fall are invited to apply for a chance at cash awards while gaining workplace safety insights.
May 01, 2025

High school seniors invited to apply for WHSC scholarship

High school seniors heading to an Ontario post-secondary institution this fall are invited to apply for a chance at cash awards while gaining workplace safety insights.
On April 28 join workers, their families and community partners as they gather at Day of Mourning events to to remember workers injured, killed, or made ill because of hazardous work.
April 25, 2025

Attend a Day of Mourning event and mark another Canadian first

Canadian workers and their representatives have always shown leadership including leading efforts to establish a National and International Day of Mourning for workers.
A recent legal decision reveals deep gaps in existing laws intended to protect workers against all forms of workplace violence and harassment, including sexual assault.
April 23, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT
OLRB exposes gaps in workplace violence and harassment law

A recent legal decision reveals deep gaps in existing laws intended to protect workers against all forms of workplace violence and harassment, including sexual assault.
April 17, 2025

The mental health crisis is real – support workers through training!

Research indicates that difficult working conditions, job demands and work environments are critical factors contributing to mental health issues.
April 15, 2025

Why a more accurate picture of work-related suffering matters.

Thousands of Ontario workers die each year because work-related hazards are left unchecked. This truth, however, is rarely told.
On April 28 workers, families, labour, and community partners will gather at Day of Mourning events across Ontario to remember lost loved ones and recommit to prevention efforts.
April 08, 2025

Close to home. Plan to attend a Day of Mourning event in your community.

When a worker dies or is critically injured in a preventable workplace tragedy it hits hard. Whether or not they were our loved ones it still strikes close to home.
April 02, 2025

WHSC’s new London hub offers OHS training for Southwestern Ontario

With the opening of a new training facility in London, Workers Health & Safety Centre is poised to become the leading health and safety training provider for Southwestern Ontario.
March 28, 2025

Quality WHMIS training promotes compliance and worker health

Training workers about hazardous exposures on the job is legally mandated but it’s also a tool to help identify and prevent exposures that can lead to disease.
March 19, 2025

Supervisor competence and support critical for safer, healthier workplaces

Competent and supportive supervisors can help reduce injuries experienced by workers, especially when supervisors are properly trained.
Worker working in and near traffic can be extremely dangerous, even deadly.
March 13, 2025

New WHSC road work training paves way for safer work

Working in and near traffic can be extremely dangerous, even deadly. Ontario law recognizes this with regulation and WHSC with training. Both aim to safeguard road workers.

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