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Health & Safety Way
Your Ontario Health & Safety System
Your Ontario Health & Safety System
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Welcome to Ontario’s Public-SectorWorkplace Health and Safety System
his booklet was created to help clarify the roles of Ontario’s occupational health andsafety system partners and to explain how they fit together. Three major componentsmake up the system; the Ministry of Labour, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
and the province’s health and safety associations. These organizations are sometimes referredto as the "three pillars" of occupational health and safety. They have been in existence formany years, but did not always work together as a system.
The passage of Bill 99, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, in 1997 marked the beginningof a new era in occupational health and safety in Ontario. This legislation encouraged theseorganizations to develop a more unified approach to improving the health and safety systemthrough consensus. In January 1998, the Ministry of Labour gave further impetus to thisprocess by publishing a strategy document entitled Preventing Illness & Injury: A BetterHealth and Safety System for Ontario Workplaces.
Since that time, great strides have been made in bringing system partners together. Anumber of significant initiatives have been developed to capitalize on the collective expertiseof the partners and to focus on areas identified as system priorities. Some of thedevelopments that reflect this collaborative approach include:
Sector Inter-Agency Groups (SIGS): Advisory groups formed by the staff of the WorkplaceSafety and Insurance Board, the Ministry of Labour, Human Resources Development Canada,and the health and safety associations from different sectors. Their prevention initiativesfocus on health and safety concerns that are common to each sector.
Client Service Health and Safety Councils: Regional councils providing system partners anopportunity to plan and manage activities on a regional level.
Health & Safety Way: A trade show exhibit featuring the 22 system partners listed in this booklet.
The roles of the partners that make up the prevention system in Ontario will continue toevolve. What will not change is the dedication to ensuring that Ontario remains one of thehealthiest and safest places in the world in which to work.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CCOHS – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
CSAO – Construction Safety Association of Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
ESAO – Education Safety Association of Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
E&USA – Electrical & Utilities Safety Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
FSA – Farm Safety Association Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
HCHSA – Health Care Health and Safety Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
IAPA – Industrial Accident Prevention Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
IWH – Institute for Work & Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
MASHA – Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
MHSA – Municipal Health and Safety Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
MoL – Ministry of Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
OEA – Office of the Employer Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
OFSWA – Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
OHCOW – Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
OSSA – Ontario Service Safety Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
OWA – Office of the Worker Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
PPHSA – Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
RSI – Radiation Safety Institute of Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
SCF – Safe Communities Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
THSAO – Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
WHSC – Workers Health and Safety Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
WSIB – Workplace Safety and Insurance Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
How We Reached the Health & Safety Way: A Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
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CCOHS Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
CSAO Construction Safety Association of Ontario
OUR CLIENTELEEmployers and workersin all sectors, health andsafety professionals,across Canada
OUR CLIENTELEEmployers and workersin Ontario’s constructionindustry
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FOUNDED IN 1980CCOHS is Canada’s national occupational health and safety information resource, dedicatedto being a global innovator and expert in making the workplace a healthy and safeenvironment.
With a mandate to promote occupational health and safety, CCOHS encourages theapplication of knowledge and methods, which help foster improvements in the workplace.
We are governed by a tripartite council, which includes employer, labour and governmentrepresentation, ensuring that we provide impartial and accurate health and safetyinformation for everyone in the workplace.
Our unique products and services include a free, confidential, person-to-person InquiriesService which provides you with information on your health and safety concerns and a Web collection of 3,000 answers to your OSH-related questions. We also provide some of the world’s leading electronic health and safety resources, a database of over 200,000 currentmaterial safety data sheets and many print publications providing practical, authoritativeworkplace information.
250 Main Street East Person-to-person Inquiries Service 1-800-263-8466Hamilton, Ontario [email protected] 1H6 CCOHS Client Services 1-800-668-4284
FOUNDED IN 1929Through a unique partnership involving management, labour, government and buyers ofconstruction, CSAO has made Ontario a world leader in construction health and safety.
CSAO is governed by a board of directors equally representing labour and management inOntario construction. Training programs and support materials are developed and deliveredwith the full cooperation of all industry partners. Industry support is the source of CSAO’smajor advances in the past and its guarantee of future success.
Over the years, industry leaders have also cooperated in developing outstanding legislation,standards and codes to regulate health and safety in Ontario construction.
CSAO’s future is guaranteed by the growing public concern over health and safety and thecontinued commitment of industry and government leaders to improve occupational healthand safety — a major growth industry of the 21st century.
CSAO services include training; consultation; research; problem-solving; and print, video anddigital products.
21 Voyager Court South Tel 416-674-2726,Etobicoke, Ontario Toll Free 1-800-781-2726M9W 5M7 Fax 416-674-8866
ESAO Education Safety Association of Ontario
E&USA Electrical & Utilities Safety Association
OUR CLIENTELEEmployers and workers in schoolboards, colleges and universities,museums, libraries, and art centres
OUR CLIENTELEMunicipal and privateoil, power and waterdistributors; power andtelecommunicationslines; and communica-tions industries
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FOUNDED IN 1997ESAO’s mission is "to inspire people in the education sector to work safely by providinginnovative and effective programs and services". Our core businesses are workplace injuryand illness prevention, and healthy lifestyle promotion. Our business model, developed to serve our unique clientele in the most effective and efficient manner, is based upon a small head office in Toronto, with ten Field Consultants working from their home offices in communities across Ontario. We consult with our clients to equip them to meet theirresponsibilities, and we provide services and products in the most cost-effective way possible.
We work cooperatively with the other members of the prevention system, and with our clients. Our Phase Two Certification program, developed by ESAO staff, is delivered by our Field Consultants at community colleges across Ontario, through an alliance withHumber College. ESAO provides content and delivery, while Humber and the college systemprovide all of the infrastructure to support the learning experience – both focusing on ourcore businesses.
On our web site clients and visitors can obtain free, downloadable forms and documents,participate in discussions, post questions, and view products. Many of our products andservices are available in English and French, including the ESAO web site. Our annualconference, in May in Toronto, hosts almost five hundred delegates.
4950 Yonge Street Tel 416-250-8005Suite 1505 Toll Free 1-877-732-ESAO (3726)Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-250-9190M2N 6K1 www.esao.on.ca
FOUNDED IN 1915Prevention Services consultants interact directly with clients to achieve preventionoutcomes, through training, site visits, management visits, safety meetings and other fieldservices. Their work is supported by the Client Services department and Marketing team.E&USA representatives visit every member firm at least once a year.
E&USA began to offer training updates in the mid-1960’s, and has earned an industry-widereputation for excellence and value. Today, over 50 different training programs are available,including a lineperson apprenticeship program.
Working to achieve the WSIB’s goal of zero injuries, E&USA continues to promote the keyconcepts of internal responsibility, best practices, mentoring and CEO commitment.
Our vision: To relentlessly pursue the path to zero injuries.
115 Torbarrie Road Tel 416-640-0100Suite 1 Toll Free 1-800-263-5024Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-640-0117M3L 1G8 [email protected]
www.eusa.on.ca
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FSA Farm Safety Association Inc.
HCHSA Health Care Health and Safety Association
OUR CLIENTELEAgricultural,horticultural, andlandscape employersand owner-operators
OUR CLIENTELEHomes for nursing care;homes for residentialcare; hospitals; homecare and nursing care;group homes; treatmentclinics and services; andprofessional offices andagencies
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FOUNDED IN 1973The FSA’s objective is to provide educational services to persons engaged in agricultural workin Ontario. We hope to make people involved in these industry groups aware of the safetyprecautions and procedures to be observed in their specific workplace.
The Association is governed by a Board of Directors: 11 directors are appointed by variouscommodity groups and the remaining eight are elected from the membership at large.
We are unique in Canada, in that no other province has a separate safety association for theagricultural industry.
Members of the Association are entitled to our services free of charge. These include:• workplace safety program development• on-site employee training programs• workplace safety and health inspections• technical safety and health consultation• access to health and safety resources• health and safety literature and videos.
340 Woodlawn Road West Tel 519-823-5600Suite 22-23 Toll Free 1-800-361-8855Guelph, Ontario Fax 519-823-8880N1H 7K6 www.farmsafety.ca
FOUNDED IN 1997HCHSA is the safe workplace association serving Ontario’s health care and community caresectors. Our vision is to inspire, guide and support our clients to achieve the healthiest andsafest workplaces.
Our products and services include the following:
Consultation: HCHSA’s consultants, located throughout Ontario, support organizations inenhancing their programs and promoting a “safety” culture. Our key focus is to strengthenour clients’ internal responsibility system and adopt best practices in an effort to reduce andeliminate workplace injuries and occupational diseases.
Certification: Our three-day basic certification training program meets the standards of theWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board. Workplace-specific hazard training is also availablefor the long-term care, acute care, community care, group homes, and laboratory sectors.
Resources: We carry a wide range of publications – newsletters, fact sheets, guidebooks,training manuals, posters, benchmarking reports – that are of interest to all workplaceparties. These are available on our web site and on our regularly updated Document LibraryCD-ROM, with selected topics also available on closed-captioned video.
4950 Yonge Street Tel 416-250-7444Suite 1505 Toll Free 1-877-250-7444Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-250-9190M2N 6K1 www.hchsa.on.ca
IAPA Industrial Accident Prevention Association
IWH Institute for Work & Health
OUR CLIENTELEWorkplaces in thefollowing industrialsectors: ceramics and stone; chemical industries; foodproducts; grain, feed and fertilizer; high-tech;industrial/automotivesales; leather, rubberand tanners; metaltrades; offices andrelated services; printing trades; textileand allied industries;woodworkers
OUR ROLETo research and promotenew ways to preventworkplace disability,improve treatment, andoptimize recovery andsafe return-to-work
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FOUNDED IN 1917The Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member driven,organization operating in the province of Ontario. Representing approximately 47,000member firms and more than 1.5 million workers, IAPA is one of Canada’s largest health andsafety organizations.
The IAPA has taken a leading role in the prevention of workplace injuries and illness. Supportby the IAPA for the health and safety performance of our member firms and customers takesplace through training, consultation, and educational products and services.
We believe that only by working together with our partners, member firms, and volunteerswill we soon realize our vision of "a world were risks are controlled because everyonebelieves suffering and loss are morally, socially and economically unacceptable."
The IAPA coordinates the largest health and safety conference and trade show in Canada. Theevent attracts more than 6,500 delegates and over 400 exhibitors annually.
Head Office: Tel 416-506-8888250 Yonge Street Toll Free 1-800-406-IAPA (4272)Suite 2800 Fax 416-506-8880Toronto, Ontario Fax 1-800-316-IAPA (4272)M5B 2N4 www.iapa.on.ca
FOUNDED IN 1990The Institute is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to research and thetransfer of research results into practice in workplace, health care and clinical settings. TheInstitute’s focus has been research excellence, advancing employee health.
It undertakes a broad range of activities including a strong research focus on fundamentalfactors that contribute to work-related injury and disability in the workplace with a view toboth primary and secondary prevention. The Institute’s research has found that it is possibleto reduce injuries and achieve a healthier workplace by improving both the physical andwork organizational factors in the workplace.
The Institute’s Board of Directors is composed of senior labour, business and academicleaders. It is formally affiliated with the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo andMcMaster University. Its association with the university community and access to workplaceshave made it a key training ground. A number of outstanding scientists and trainees from theInstitute have won prestigious awards and distinctions. The Institute also plays an active rolein the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s newly-founded Research Advisory Council.
481 University Avenue Tel 416-927-2027Suite 800 Fax 416-927-4167Toronto, Ontario www.iwh.on.caM5G 2E9
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MASHA Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association
MHSA Municipal Health and Safety Association
OUR CLIENTELEOntario companiesinvolved in hard-rock and soft-rock mining,sand and gravel extraction, quarrying,exploration, prospectingand developing,diamond drilling and mine contracting
OUR CLIENTELEMunicipalities, conservation authorities, First Nation Land employers and housing authorities
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FOUNDED IN 1998MASHA’s history stretches back to the founding of a safety association for the Ontario miningindustry in 1930. The association arose from the recommendations of a royal commissioninvestigating a devastating underground fire that killed 39 miners. We are governed by arepresentative board of directors drawn from all parts of our sector.
MASHA’s primary goal for the next 5 years is to help our members address the most serioushazards now affecting the industry. These hazards (e.g., falls of ground, work around heavymobile equipment, improper lockout) have the potential to cause fatalities and serious injuries.
To accomplish this, we have also established two enabling goals.
Helping our members reach for the ideal functioning of the internal responsibility system,with particular focus on the role of the supervisor in that system, and
Encouraging the sharing of knowledge and information so that companies can learn fromeach others’ failures and successes.
We provide members with consulting and auditing services, training and information.
PO Box 2050, Station Main Tel 705-474-7233690 McKeown Avenue Fax 705-472-5800North Bay, Ontario [email protected] 9P1 www.masha.on.ca
FOUNDED IN 1986MHSA offers the following services and products to its clients:
Consultation: Our area managers, located around the province, are health and safetyprofessionals who are knowledgeable about current municipal-specific health and safetytrends, legislation and best practices.
Certification: We offer a thorough, four-day basic certification course that meets thecertification standards of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Workplace sector-specific training is also available.
Printed Materials: We carry a wide range of publications — posters, guidebooks, brochuresand manuals — of interest to both management and workers.
Videos: An extensive selection of videos may be purchased from MHSA. Topics includeconfined space entry and rescue, accident investigation, traffic protection, life in the trenches and violence management.
Seminars: Our well-received seminars are conducted on a wide range of topics includingaccident investigation, municipal chainsaw operation, confined space entry, violence in theworkplace, propane safety, traffic control as well as many others.
115 Torbarrie Road Tel 416-246-6472Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-246-0872M3L 1G8 [email protected]
www.mhsao.com
MoL Ministry of Labour
OEA Office of the Employer Adviser
OUR CLIENTELEOntario’s workplacesand workers
OUR CLIENTELEWe serve primarilythose employers inOntario with fewer than 100 employees
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FOUNDED IN 1919The Ministry of Labour believes that safe, fair and healthy workplaces, characterized byproductive relationships and high performance, drive a vibrant, competitive economy andgenerate widespread benefits for all. The Ministry contributes to achieving this vision, and tothe prosperity of Ontario, by advancing health, safety, fairness and productive relationshipsin the workplace and the broader community.
The Ministry is a leading member of the Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario,where it works with its partners in the health and safety system – the Workplace Safety andInsurance Board and health and safety associations funded by the WSIB.
The Ministry’s key role is to set, communicate and enforce workplace standards. TheMinistry’s enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act has had encouragingresults. By focusing resources on poor performing, high-risk workplaces, inspections andorders issued have increased by 32% and 95% respectively, while the lost-time injury rate hasdropped by 30% since 1995.
Contact the Ministry office nearest you – look in your local Blue Pages.
www.gov.on.ca/lab/main.htm
FOUNDED IN 1985The Office of the Employer Adviser is an independent agency of the Ontario Ministry ofLabour. We help employers with claims and revenue issues arising under the WorkplaceSafety and Insurance Act and WSIB policy. In doing this work, we help employers manage and reduce the cost of injuries in their workplaces and reduce adversity in the WorkplaceSafety Insurance system. Our services are provided at no cost to the employer and includethe following:
Advice: Through a central Advice Centre, our professional advisers give independent adviceto employers across Ontario. Employers can reach us through our toll free number.
Education: We educate employers through our web site, fax-on-demand, publications andthrough our casework.
Representation: We provide representation services to employers with less than 100employees. This includes representing our clients in negotiations, mediations and appeals atthe WSIB and WSIAT.
151 Bloor Street West Tel 416-327-0020Suite 704 Toll Free 1-800-387-0774Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-327-0726M5S 1S4 www.gov.on.ca/lab/oea
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OFSWA Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association
OHCOW Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
OUR CLIENTELELogging, sawmill,silviculture,veneer/plywood and other boardindustries and theMinistry of NaturalResources.
OUR CLIENTELEAnyone with a work-place health or safetyconcern can useOHCOW’s services
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FOUNDED IN 1915The Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association is a strategic partner in Ontario'soccupational health and safety system. It is organized to provide the highest quality oftraining, consultation and related services to forestry member firms aimed at developing self-reliance and internal responsibility leading to the elimination of workplace illness and injury.
Consulting: Health and safety specialists with practical experience and professionalknowledge in all aspects of forestry who provide evaluations, audits and information aimed athelping firms develop and maintain effective health and safety programs.
Training: Comprehensive, industry-specific training programs including classroom, video,CBT, Web-based (coming soon), approved by industry subject matter experts and based onsound adult education principles. Regional or on-site training can be arranged.
Information: A wide variety of information products relating to forest industries including aquarterly newspaper, brochures, manuals, "how-to" booklets, videos, technical reports,statistics and much more.
PO Box 2050, Station Main Tel 705-474-7233690 McKeown Avenue Fax 705-474-4530North Bay, Ontario [email protected] 9P1 www.ofswa.on.ca
FOUNDED IN 1989OHCOW is a resource for workers, joint health and safety committees, unions, employers,health professionals, community groups and members of the public. Our mandate is todiagnose and prevent work-related illnesses and injuries and to improve workers’ physical,mental and social well-being.
Our team of doctors, nurses, hygienists and ergonomists can help you identify hazards in your workplace that can make you sick or cause injury. We also provide reliable healthinformation, visit workplaces and make recommendations on how to make changes to your workplace to avoid future illness and injury. The clinics’ services are free of charge.
OHCOW provides five types of services:• a medical diagnostic service for workers who may have work-related health problems• a group service for joint health and safety committees and groups of workers• an inquiry service• an outreach and education service to make people aware of health and safety issues• a research service to investigate and report on illnesses and injuries.
Clinics are located in Hamilton, Sarnia-Lambton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor and London.
15 Gervais Drive Tel 416-443-7669Suite 601 Fax 416-443-6323Don Mills, Ontario www.ohcow.on.caM3C 1Y8
OSSA Ontario Service Safety Alliance
OWA Office of the Worker Adviser
OUR CLIENTELEOSSA provides healthand safety services tofive sub-sectors withinthe service industry:
• Retail and WholesaleDistribution
• Tourism andHospitality
• Office and Related Services
• Restaurant and Food Services
• Vehicle Sales and Service
OUR CLIENTELENon-unionized workers who haveworkplace injuries or industrial diseases and their spouses or survivors, at all levels of the workplacesafety and insurance appeals system
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FOUNDED IN 1997The Ontario Service Safety Alliance is committed to helping Ontario’s service industryeliminate job-related illness and injury through practical, affordable solutions. Its main goalis to provide members with the support necessary to make health and safety a routine part ofdoing business at every level.
We offer health and safety consulting services and products to over 75,000 members in ourfive service sub-sectors.
4950 Yonge Street Tel 416-250-9111Suite 1500 Client Services Line 1-888-478-6772Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-250-9500M2N 6K1 [email protected]
www.ossa.com
FOUNDED IN 1985The OWA is an agency of the Ministry of Labour that provides education, advice andrepresentation to non-unionized workers on workplace safety and insurance matters. Wehave 15 regional offices throughout the province.
We work with our system and community partners on improving the workplace safety andinsurance system. Our system partners include the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board,Ministry of Labour, the Office of the Employer Adviser and the Workplace Safety andInsurance Appeals Tribunal. Community partners include members of provincial parliament,medical professionals and community health and legal clinics.
We also promote early resolution of disputes through alternative dispute resolution and self-reliance, as well as helping to prevent further injuries and illnesses through assisting in thereturn-to-work process.
123 Edward Street Toll Free Canada WideSuite 1300 1-800-435-8980 (English)Toronto, Ontario 1-800-661-6365 (French)M5G 1E2 www.gov.on.ca/lab/owa/home.htm
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PPHSA Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association
RSI Radiation Safety Institute of Canada
OUR CLIENTELEPulp, paper and relatedindustries
OUR CLIENTELEWorkplaces and employees whereexposure to radiationmay occur, any memberof the general publicinterested in radiation safety
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FOUNDED IN 1915PPHSA is committed to promoting health and safety awareness in industry through thedevelopment and delivery of programs, products and services. Our sector can be classified as medium- to high-risk, because of potential exposure to highly toxic chemicals and gasesused in the paper-making process. We strive to help our clients continue the recentdownward trend in lost-time and medical aid injuries by being client-focused in providingproducts, programs and services; and helping clients eliminate health and safety hazards and workplace illnesses and injuries.
PPHSA’s services fall into three broad categories:
Training: We develop and deliver training programs and materials that meet identifiedindustry needs.
Consulting/Evaluation: PPHSA’s consultant/trainers and ergonomist evaluate workplaceprogram effectiveness, make recommendations to improve workplace health and safety, andassist clients with identified training needs.
Information: PPHSA provides a wide variety of practical and easy-to-use information productsand services for clients, including a magazine, how-to videos, technical reports and a web site.
P.O. Box 2050 Station Main Tel 705-474-7233690 McKeown Avenue Fax 705-472-8250North Bay, Ontario [email protected] 9P1 www.pphsa.on.ca
FOUNDED IN 1980Wherever people are exposed to radiation in the workplace, the environment, or in homesand schools, the Radiation Safety Institute is available to help.
About 60,000 workers are exposed annually to radiation in Ontario workplaces. Theseworkers are to be found in almost every industrial and service sector, because radiation-emitting machines and radioactive materials are now in widespread use. For these reasons,the Radiation Safety Institute is working together with the Ontario health and safety system.
We provide the following services in radiation safety:• Information and practical advice (“good science in plain language”®)• Training courses in radiation safety• Workplace education courses• Radiation dosimetry of workers• Workplace radiation surveys.
We have a professional staff, including radiation scientists, and our own NationalLaboratories in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, licensed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
National Office: Tel 416-650-90901120 Finch Avenue West Fax 416-650-9920Suite 607 [email protected], Ontario www.radiationsafety.caM3J 3H7
SCF Safe Communities Foundation
THSAO Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario
OUR ROLETo promote health andsafety in communitiesacross Canada
OUR CLIENTELEReady mix concrete; airtransport; warehousing;general trucking; courierservices; bus; rail andwater transport; cargohandling; school busoperations; taxi and limousine services;ambulance service;lumber and builderssupplies; and wastematerials management
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FOUNDED IN 1996The Safe Communities Foundation is a national, not-for-profit organization that promotes agoal of zero tolerance for injuries at work, home and play. The Foundation works inpartnership with the private and public sectors to improve the health and safety of workersand people of all ages throughout the community. We believe that a Safe Community is abasic human right.
The goal of the Foundation and all designated Safe Communities is to eliminate injurieswhile promoting a culture of safety across the country. There are currently 29 SafeCommunities in Canada.
Our mission is to help people come together in the community to create a sense ofawareness, understanding, support and leadership and to implement effective localprograms that will eliminate injuries and suffering.
Small businesses within a designated Safe Community can improve their bottom line by joining the Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP), developed and supported by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. To date 2,116 small businesses in 14 SafeCommunities that have been involved in the Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP)have received rebates totaling $3,170,000 from 1997 to 2000.
201-64 Charles Street East Tel 416-964-0008Toronto, Ontario Fax 416-964-0089M4Y 1T1 [email protected]
www.safecommunities.ca
FOUNDED IN 1942The workplace changes year by year. The vehicles, equipment and materials used today are safer but more complex. More safety is built-in, but new issues arise. The THSAO isresponsible for staying tuned to the evolving work environment, to be aware of changinghealth and safety needs. We are constantly exploring new programs, systems and trainingcourses to support our member companies.
Our mandate is to eliminate all injuries and illnesses in the workplace and on the road forour member companies.
THSAO courses provide valuable training for both drivers and workers, but the real benefitcomes from our consulting and evaluation services. Our consultants work with managementand employees to evaluate their needs and identify areas that need change. By helpingcompanies create a safe and healthy work environment, we will continue to move towardsour goal of preventing injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
Knowledge is the first step to health and safety. Prevention is our ultimate goal.
555 Dixon Road Tel 416-242-4771Suite 101 Toll Free 1-800-263-5016Etobicoke Ontario Fax 416-242-4714M9W 1H8 [email protected]
www.thsao.on.ca
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WHSC Workers Health and Safety Centre
WSIB Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
OUR CLIENTELEOntario’s workers and workplacerepresentatives
OUR CLIENTELEMore than 180,000registered firms andtheir employees
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FOUNDED IN 1979The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board recently designated the WHSC as the “trainingcentre” for Ontario workplaces. We have worked hard over the last 15 years to develop anddeliver quality occupational health and safety training and information services with adifference. Each of our programs is designed and delivered with full participation ofworkplace representatives. This ensures buy-in from everyone in the workplace. Participantsattend sessions ready to learn.
Our success has also come through meeting legislated training requirements and the expressedtraining needs of workplace representatives from all sectors of the economy. We have createdmore than 100 ready-to-use programs and videos, addressing a variety of hazards and issues.These programs have often been adapted to specific workplace needs. Participants also feelthat our participant-centred delivery style adds to the specificity of their training experience.
The Workers Centre delivers. We have demonstrated our commitment to helping workplacesimprove working conditions and worker well-being. Our programs are proven, convenientand affordable. Instructors are knowledgeable and skilled and our information is timely,relevant and free of charge. Why not put us to work for you?
15 Gervais Drive Tel 416-441-1939Suite 802 Toll Free 1-888-869-7950Don Mills, Ontario Fax 416-441-1043M3C 1Y8 www.whsc.on.ca
FOUNDED IN 1914 The WSIB oversees Ontario’s workplace safety education and training system. The WSIB alsoadministers the province’s no-fault workplace insurance for employers and their workers. Aspart of this system, the WSIB:
• provides disability benefits• monitors the quality of health care, and• assists in the early and safe return to work for workers who are injured on the job or
contract an occupational disease.
Recently, the WSIB has also taken on a new prevention mandate and a bold, ambitiousvision: the elimination of all workplace injuries and illnesses in Ontario. It is committed to aprevention philosophy that deems the workplace parties to be in the best position to identifyhealth and safety problems and develop solutions.
The WSIB is funded entirely by employer premiums and receives no funding from theOntario provincial government. In turn, the WSIB provides the major funding for the 12health and safety associations, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers and theWorkers Health and Safety Centre.
Head Office: Tel 416-344-1000200 Front Street West Toll Free 1-800-387-5540Toronto, Ontario TTY 1-800-387-0050M5V 3J1 www.wsib.on.ca
HOW WE REACHED THE HEALTH & SAFETY WAY: A CHRONOLOGY
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1884 Passage of the Ontario Factories Act. It sets up a system of inspection to ensure safetyand health standards in factories
1911 Building Trades Protection Act. Provides some measures for safety of tradesmenengaged in construction of buildings
1914 Passage of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, creating the Workmen’s CompensationBoard
1915 Electrical Utilities Safety Association (EUSA) is formed
1915 Forest Products Accident Prevention Association (FPAPA) is formed
1915 Ontario Pulp and Paper Makers Safety Association (OPPMSA) is formed
1917 Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is formed
1919 Department of Labour is established; responsible for a number of pieces of safety-related legislation (e.g., Stationary and Hoisting Engineers Act)
1926 Underground Work Regulation. It covers work in shafts, tunnels, caissons, cribworks;two factory inspectors are assigned to it
1929 Construction Safety Association (CSAO) is formed
1930 Mines Accident Prevention Association (MAPAO) is formed
1942 Transportation Safety Association of Ontario (TSAO) is formed
1950 Royal Commission on the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Roach Commission). It wasnot clear whether rules under the WCB Act were to prevent accidents or to manage thesafety associations. Accident prevention should be as important to WCB as compen-sation. Joint labour–management workplace committees are recommended
1954 Trench Excavator’s Protection Act
1961 Royal Commission on Industrial Safety (McAndrew Commission): “Accident preven-tion associations are not functioning ... as contemplated by the Act and ... are isolatedislands of autonomy having no responsibility to report to or even advise the Board”
1964 Amendment of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. It establishes the role of theassociations as education, not inspection; associations are to report to Board
1965 Labour Safety Council Report. Recommends there be labour representatives onsafety association boards
1965 WCB establishes Safety Education Department under a full-time director, to integrateresources and co-ordinate the programs of the safety associations
1968 Health Care Occupational Health and Safety Association (HCOHSA) is formed as adepartment of the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)
1969 College, University and School Safety Council (CUSSCO) is formed
1973 Farm Safety Association Inc. (FSA) is formed under Section 123 of the Workers’Compensation Act
1976 Royal Commission on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines (the Ham Report).This Commission is in response to a wildcat strike by mine workers in Elliot Lakeover health and safety concerns. The report has a significant effect on the content ofthe Occupational Health and Safety Act (1978)
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1978 Passage of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Concepts of the Ham Report areincorporated into a participative model that forms the basis of the Act
1980 Founding of the independent Radiation Safety Institute of Canada in Elliot Lake, Ontario
1981 Joint Federal–Provincial Inquiry Commission into Safety in Mines and Mining Plants(Burkett Commission) recommends that MAPAO sever its ties with the Ontario MiningAssociation, establish labour–management advisory committees at provincial andregional levels, and include labour representatives on its board
1981 Advisory Council on Occupational Health and Occupational Safety recommendsclearly spelling out WCB’s direct responsibility for prevention in the legislation;Council of Safety Associations to establish overall objectives to guide the associations
1984 Occupational Health and Safety Education Authority (OHSEA) is established with atripartite structure, including Vice-Chairs representing labour and management
1984 Workers’ Compensation Act is amended to empower the WCB to fund organizationsthat did not qualify as safety associations
1984 Report of the Royal Commission on Matters of Health and Safety Arising from the Use of Asbestos in Ontario. Says Ontario “is the scene of ... a world-class occupationalhealth disaster: the Johns Manville plant in Scarborough…”
1985 OEA and OWA created as branches of the Ministry of Labour
1985 Workers Health and Safety Centre is recognized by WCB as eligible for funding likeother safety associations
1986 Municipal Health and Safety program (MHSP) is formed
1988 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Health and Safety Education program (THIHSEP) is formed
1989 Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) is formed
1990 Bill 208 is passed. OHSEA is disbanded and the Workplace Health and Safety Agency is established to “oversee” operation of the safety associations
1992 OEA and OWA become independent agencies of the Ministry of Labour
1992 HCOHSA becomes Care-givers of Ontario Safety and Health Association (COSHA), a bipartite organization independent of the OHA
1993 Forest Products Accident Prevention Association, Ontario Pulp and Paper MakersSafety Association, and Mines Accident Prevention Association merge to form theOntario Natural Resources Safety Association (ONRSA)
1993 Workplace Health and Safety Agency launches certification training program
1994 Funding for THIHSEP is transferred to the IAPA. Funding for COSHA and CUSSCO is transferred to the Workers Health and Safety Centre
1998 Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. The Agency is abolished; its functions areabsorbed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. The Education SafetyAssociation of Ontario, Health Care Health and Safety Association, and Ontario Service Safety Alliance are formed
1998 Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association, Ontario Forestry Safe WorkplaceAssociation and Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association are established
1998 Ministry of Labour releases strategy document — Preventing Illness & Injury: A betterHealth and Safety System for Ontario Workplaces
2000 The Council of Safe Workplace Associations becomes the Occupational Health & SafetyCouncil of Ontario (OHSCO)
Workplace Safety &Insurance BoardCommission de la sécuriteprofessionnelle et de l’assurancecontre les accidents du travail
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