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Work stressors a major drag on productivity, report

A growing body of research confirms significant productivity losses because of work-related mental fatigue, stress, and burnout and calls for action on psychosocial hazards now.

Share your MSD prevention solutions in new Ontario ergonomics competition

Has your workplace found a practical way to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)? If so, the 2026 Ontario Ergonomics Case Study Competition wants to hear from you.

Working at heights can be made safe! WHSC training can help.

Why is working at heights (WAH) training essential? For many, it’s because the law demands it. For all, without it, this dangerous work can be deadly.

Employers have a duty to train new workers, summer workers included

Across Ontario, summer hiring is about to pick up. Students will step into new jobs. Seasonal workers will join busy teams. Is your workplace ready to ensure their safety?

Strengthening Workplace Safety for Small Business Workers

Small businesses often experience higher worker injury and fatality rates than large organizations in the same sector due to limited health and safety knowledge and resources.

Poor planning, inadequate supervision and a family left to mourn

The death of Joaquim (Jack) Silva, 54, on December 2, 2022, reminds us of the tragic consequences when the duty to plan for safe work and ensure competent supervision is ignored.

CALL FOR APPLICANTS! WHSC student scholarship contest now open

Do you know a high school senior who might benefit from gaining insight into workplace health and safety and could use some cash towards their post-secondary education?

SPECIAL REPORT
A health care worker’s story of violence on the job highlights needed change

Carly doesn’t remember most of what happened the day she was attacked at a high-security forensic mental health unit in Penetanguishene, Ontario.

A Day of Mourning Message from Andrew Mudge, WHSC Executive Director

This April 28, Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) will stand with workers and their advocates, calling for all to confront the full reality of workplace harms.

Schools are hazardous workplaces in need of prevention now, study

Violence and harassment in schools have reached a level that demands urgent action, concludes a new University of Ottawa report entitled, Canadian schools: A hazardous workplace.

The Workplace Toll on Mental Health – Training Matters

With one in five Canadians reporting work-related stress, concerns about worker well-being and the need for real solutions have taken front and centre in Canadian workplaces.

On April 28, let’s focus on worker psychosocial wellbeing too

On April 28, we mark our National Day of Mourning: a day to remember worker suffering because of hazardous work and to recommit ourselves to creating safer, healthier work for all.

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