health and safety training

It’s time to re-examine your health and safety training

February 21, 2014 Clear Path Employer Services Health and Safety, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development

The Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation (O. Reg. 297/13), will come into effect on July 1, 2014, allowing workplace parties time to prepare. This blog post will provide you with more information about this regulation, an overview of your new training obligations, and identify a number of resources that you can use to assist you in becoming compliant.

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HRinfodesk poll result and commentary: Does safety training have to be multilingual?

January 2, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Training and Development, Union Relations

Does safety training have to be multilingual? According to 138 (45%) out of 304 respondents, yes, safety training should be multilingual. But it was close—124 (41%) respondents did not believe that there is such an obligation and 42 (14%) did not know either way. So what is the right answer?

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Hollywood health and safety horrors

April 22, 2013 Clear Path Employer Services Health and Safety, Human Resources

Think workplace safety concerns only impact employees in traditional industries? Think again. Even well-known Hollywood stars can be impacted by a lack of due diligence in their workplaces. Here are some of the celebrities who have been involved in a serious workplace accident.

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Occupational health and safety panel recommendations: mandatory training and enhanced enforcement

December 17, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources

On December 10, 2010, the Expert Advisory Panel on Occupational Health and Safety submitted its report to the Ontario government, containing several significant recommendations that will help improve workplace health and safety. The panel believes that…

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Workplace fire safety

August 10, 2010 Andrew Lawson Health and Safety, Human Resources

If a fire occurs in the workplace do you and your employees know what to do?

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The ‘Ministry’ will investigate complaints of harassment… Really??!!

July 13, 2010 Andrew Lawson Health and Safety, Human Resources

As a human rights advisor and educator I was encouraged to overhear this educational conversation about harassment at Tim Hortons. I was concerned however that part of the message this group was hearing was incorrect and misleading.

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Violence and harassment prevention: Keep hate crimes in check!

June 22, 2010 Andrew Lawson Health and Safety, Human Resources

You have a legal obligation to understand how the race, religion and sexual orientation of your employees can impact their safety at work. Understanding these factors will empower you to take steps to protect your workers from harassment and violence as required by the recent amendments to Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (Bill 168).

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Bill 168 compliance: the deadline is 16 business days away! Have you told your employees?

May 25, 2010 Andrew Lawson Health and Safety, Human Resources

I got a call the other day from a relieved client. She and her management team have, after months of hard work, put the finishing touches on their new workplace harassment and violence policies in compliance with Ontario’s Bill 168…

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