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Training to create psychologically safe and healthy workplaces

Canadian workers regularly experience harassment and violence on the job but even more concerning are their reports that little is being done to address the problem.

Complete JHSC Certification this summer in WHSC virtual classes

Vacation schedules needn’t stop you from certifying your Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) this summer. Register with us to complete your training quickly and conveniently!

Prioritize safety training this summer: Register with WHSC today!

Identifying, assessing and controlling, if not eliminating hazards, has never been more important. Preventable tragedies happen every day in Ontario workplaces and it’s not okay.

Worker mental health requires treatment AND prevention

Governments recently announced funding for a new Ontario health facility dedicated to treating first responders and medical workers for post-traumatic stress injuries.

Workplace violence and harassment: training for prevention

It can not be said enough, harassment and violence in Canadian workplaces – should not be part of the job. And yet frustratingly it is. And the problem is growing.

Workplace violence, harassment widespread but unaddressed, report.

Despite laws and other prevention efforts, Canadian workers report experiencing harassment and violence on the job and say little is being done to address it.

JHSC Certification training: you can't afford to get it wrong

Did you know most Ontario workplaces employing 20 or more workers OR using a designated substance must have a joint health and safety committee (JHSC)?

Indoor Air: a breath of fresh air or cause for concern?

Controlling common pollutants and improving indoor air quality can help reduce the risk of health concerns including the primary route of COVID-19 transmission.

Westray Mine Disaster: after 30 years justice demands more

It’s been 30 years since the Westray mine explosion in Pictou County, Nova Scotia cut short the lives of 26 miners and inspired a movement for corporate criminal responsibility.

Essential working at heights training as construction ramps up!

Did you know, working at heights deaths are the leading cause of traumatic deaths in construction? Or that these deaths are not limited to ‘traditional’ construction projects?

Day of Mourning: Join our journey for workplace health and safety justice

Every day in Canada workers die on the job, succumb to work-related disease and suffer life-altering injuries. Even one injury though is one too many, an injustice for all.

Under recognition of worker deaths impedes pursuit of prevention

Thousands of Ontarians die annually as a result of hazardous exposures at work, significantly more than the few hundred often cited during Day of Mourning events each April 28.

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