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Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario (OHSCO)
Université Laval's Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Management and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
Mental Health at Work ... From Defining to Solving the Problem (3 booklets)
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Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario (OHSCO)
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Heat
Stress Awareness Guide (480 KB)
Developed by the Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario, this guide is intended to assist in the early identification of heat stress and summarizes the causes, symptoms and treatment of heat-related stress, presents a five-step approach for using the Humidex, and outlines specific actions for managing and controlling heat stress.
Publication Date: May 2009 |
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Heat
Stress Poster (1,063 KB)
A companion piece to the Heat Stress Awareness Guide, this poster can be displayed in your workplace and offers simple tips that can help your workers protect themselves from the deadly symptoms of heat stress.
Publication Date: July 2007 |
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Heat
Stress Awareness Tool (303 KB)
A companion piece to the Heat Stress Awareness Guide and Poster, this tool helps you determine actions based on temperature and humidity.
Publication Date: July 2007 |
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Humidex Based Heat Response Plan (55 KB)
The Humidex Based Heat Response Plan, developed by the Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario’s (OHSCO) Heat Stress Awareness Committee translates the wet bulb globe temperatures found in the 2007 American Conference of Governmental Hygienists (ACGIH) Heat Stress TLV® (Threshold Limit Value®) into a Humidex reading.
Publication Date: May 2007
| Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Series |
The guideline, resource manual, and toolbox were developed in partnership with the members of OHSCO, which is comprised of the Ministry of Labour (MOL), the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) and the health and safety associations (HSAs) including IAPA. The Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD) also assisted in its development.
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The MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario describes a recommended framework for MSD prevention.
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The Resource Manual for the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario contains information on implementing the process described in the guideline, understanding and recognizing MSD hazards, assessing risk and controlling hazards.
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The MSD Prevention Toolbox provides basic and simple-to-use tools and worksheets to help with your MSD prevention program. The Toolbox is broken into three parts.
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The primary purpose of Toolbox A is to provide workplace parties with a set of simple to use tools and worksheets that are designed to help you get started with your MSD prevention efforts.
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The primary purpose of Toolbox B is to provide workplace parties with additional information and tools that they can use to enhance their current MSD prevention process and, if required, move beyond a simple MSD risk assessment. In this toolbox you will find a tool to help you review your MSD prevention process, information on calculating the costs of MSDs, a sample MSD prevention policy / procedure, additional MSD hazard recognition tools, an MSD risk assessment checklist, and a tool to help you communicate the results of an MSD prevention project.
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The primary purpose of Toolbox C is to provide workplace parties with additional information on in-depth MSD risk assessment methods. The risk assessment methods described in this toolbox may be helpful if the simple risk assessment method, as described in the Resource Manual for the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario, has not identified which MSD hazards are of concern or how exposure can be controlled.
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| Workplace Violence Prevention Series |
Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety System Partners, including the workplace safety associations, Ministry of Labour and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, have developed resource material for firms to better prepare for the new workplace violence and harassment program requirements coming into effect June 15th, 2010. These resources include a document outlining the steps employers need to know to develop and implement a program and a toolkit to assist workplaces with their risk assessments for the workplace violence portion of the new requirements.
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Protecting Workers from Workplace Violence: What Employers Need to Know (133 KB PDF)
This two page general pamphlet outlines the amendments to the OHS Act and is available in English and French.
Publication Date: March 2010
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Developing Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs: What Employers Need to Know (927 KB PDF)
This document and the accompanying Toolbox have been developed to help Ontario employers meet the Occupational Health and Safety Act’s requirements. The documents outline recommended approaches to assessing the risks of workplace violence, and contain important information on recognizing the signs of domestic violence and protecting workers should it occur in the workplace.
Publication Date: May 2010
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Developing Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs: A Toolbox (1190 KB PDF)
This toolbox supports Developing Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs: What Employers Need to Know. It contains information, tools and assessments that can be useful to employers as they develop a workplace violence policy and program, a workplace harassment policy and program, or a domestic violence program.
Publication Date: May 2010
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Domestic Violence Doesn’t Stop When Your Worker Arrives at Work: What Employers Need to Know to Help (332 KB PDF)
Today’s leading companies understand that workers’ personal safety and well-being benefit workers, employers and a company’s bottom line. Under amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, employers will be required to have policies and programs in place regarding workplace violence, including domestic violence in the workplace. Helping workers feel safe by addressing their personal safety issues and connecting them to appropriate community resources can contribute to a healthier, more productive workforce. It can also prevent serious injuries and fatalities.
Publication Date: May 2010
Also available in the following languages:
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Domestic Violence Doesn’t Stop When You go to Work: How to get Help or Support a Colleague who may Need Help (311 KB PDF)
If you are experiencing abuse at home or at work, you are not alone. Whether you are a victim or a concerned colleague, people in your workplace and community can help. This brochure describes the warning signs of domestic violence and the steps you can take to get the help you need or offer support to someone at work who needs it.
Publication Date: May 2010
Also available in the following languages:
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Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
Right
Before Your Eyes
Internationally Trained Workers in Canada (385 KB)
Business Results Through Hiring Internationally Trained Workers
In Canada: “Right Before Your Eyes” is the result
of a successful partnership between Canadian Manufacturers
& Exporters (CME) – Ontario Division and the Ontario
Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities (MTCU).
Business
Results Through Literacy - Overview
See ordering details for full publication below (175 KB)
This guidebook is about improving business results and ensuring
a successful future. The world of tomorrow will see strong
demand for technological know-how. There will be little demand
for unskilled labour. Employees will need to be skilled, and
able to learn and adapt to new and continually changing processes.
A commitment to lifelong learning will be vital. The workforce
will need to be literate and technologically advanced. Are
your employees ready?
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Université Laval's Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Management and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
Mental
Health at Work ... From Defining to Solving the Problem (3
booklets)
The Université Laval's Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Management and
the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du
travail (IRSST) have developed an information kit for work-related mental health problems.
Entitled "Mental Health at Work ... From Defining to Solving the Problem," this unique
kit in Canada will allow workers and organizations to deal better with this problem, which is the
main reason for the increase in work absenteeism.
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