Welcome to Prevention Link's Lighthouse Initiative!

The Lighthouse Initiative is an innovative and crucial undertaking for Prevention Link.

The goal of this initiative is to help vulnerable and marginalized workers learn more about their rights and the laws that guide them as a worker in Ontario.

We strongly believe that whether it’s understanding Ontario’s health & safety rights and obligations, knowing what the minimum wage is or even what to do if you are injured in the workplace – it is your right as a worker in Ontario to know the facts.

Through this facet of Prevention Link, we intend to serve two categories of vulnerable workers:

» THOSE RETURNING TO WORK AFTER AN INJURY; AND

» THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT HAVE LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

MAKE SURE TO EXPLORE OUR FULL SERIES OF “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” FACTSHEETS FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP GUIDE YOU ON YOUR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE.

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THE ONTARIOEMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT

— A GUIDE INFORMATION —

This factsheet highlights the Employment Standards Act and introduces you to the legislation that regulates employment in Ontario including wages, maximum work hours and workplace health and safety.

THE ONTARIOWORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT

— A GUIDE INFORMATION —

This factsheet highlights the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA),

a provincial law that governs entitlement to benefits and services

for workers who get injured or become ill as a result

of their work.

THE ONTARIOOCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

— A GUIDE INFORMATION —

HUMAN RIGHTS AT WORK— A GUIDE INFORMATION —

This factsheet highlights our provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), which sets out the health and safety rights and duties for every worker, supervisor, employer and workplace in Ontario, including workplace owners.

 Whether you are a newcomer to Ontario’s workforce or a long-time worker

in any sector, this pocket-sized factsheet offers quick tips to help guide

you on your rights in the workplace.

The "Know Your Rights" factsheets are supplemented by interactive quizzes and resource links when viewed and

downloaded from www.preventionlink.ca

This factsheet is your quick guide to understanding how your human rights at work are protected and accommodated under both federal and provincial laws.

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PREVENTION LINK15 Gervais Drive, Suite 202Toronto, ON M3C 1Y8

Toll Free: 800-668-9138Fax: (416) 441-1893info@preventionlink.ca

Like a maritime lighthouse – perched

atop a solid foundation – sends a beacon or

message outward and uses information about

its surroundings, we hope Prevention Link’s Lighthouse Initiative is an invaluable source of information for every

Ontario worker to better understand

their occupational rights and obligations.

Do You Know what your rights are?

THE ONTARIOWORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT — A GUIDE INFORMATION —

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PREVENTION LINK'S LIGHTHOUSE INITIATIVE PRESENTS THE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT— A GUIDE INFORMATION —

WHAT IS THE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT (WSIA)?

WHAT TO DO WHEN AN INJURY AT WORK HAPPENS

WHEN TO SUBMIT A CLAIM

WHO IS COVERED BY THE WSIA?

The WSIA is the Ontario law that governs ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS AND SERVICES for workers who get injured or become ill as a result of their work.

WHERE CAN YOU GET HELP WITH A WSIB CLAIM?WORKERS

You must submit a claim IMMEDIATELY, but NO LATER THAN 6 MONTHS from the date of injury.

EMPLOYERS Employers must submit a claim WITHIN 3 DAYS of the injury/illness if the worker:01. Requires health care.02. Is absent from regular work.03. Earns less than regular pay for regular work.04. Requires modified work at less than regular pay.05. requires modified work at regular pay for more than seven calendar days.

NOT ALL Ontario workers are covered under the WSIA.

» Seek immediate MEDICAL ATTENTION

» You must report the injury to the employer AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

» YOU CANNOT LEGALLY BE FIRED for reporting an injury

» Complete a WSIB FORM 6 WORKER REPORT OF INJURY/DISEASE

» INVESTIGATE and DOCUMENT the workplace injury or illness

» Complete a WSIB FORM 7 EMPLOYER’S REPORT OF INJURY/DISEASE

» Pay WORKERS WAGES for day of injury

» Provide RECOMMENDATIONS for return to work restrictions and limitations

» Provide the WSIB with INFORMATION related to the workplace injury

» Complete a WSIB FORM 8 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL’S REPORT

WORKER EMPLOYERDOCTOR or HEALTHCARE PROVIDER

Do You know what your rights are?

WHO ADMINISTERS THE WSIA?

» The WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD (WSIB) administers the WSIA.

» The WSIB CREATES THEIR OWN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES for determining entitlement to benefits and services for injured workers.

» Injured workers can request entitlement to:

* WAGE LOSS BENEFITS

* BENEFITS TO COMPENSATE FOR PERMANENT INJURIES

* COVERAGE FOR HEALTH CARE,

* ASSISTANCE WITH RETURN TO WORK

» The WSIB is funded by Ontario employers. It is NOT A TAX-FUNDED SYSTEM.

» Both workers and employers have the legal right to APPEAL WSIB DECISIONS within time limits.

RESOURCESWWW.PREVENTIONLINK.CA

WWW.WSIB.ON.CA

WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/97W16

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION IF

» You've been diagnosed with a DISEASE related to work

» You've been diagnosed with STRESS-RELATED CONDITIONS related to work

» You've been diagnosed with PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS related to work

» You've developed an INJURY gradually over time related to work

OFFICE OF THE WORKER ADVISER: www.owa.gov.on.ca or 1-855-659-7744

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT VICTIMS GROUP OF ONTARIO (IAVGO): www.iavgo.org or 416-924-6477

INJURED WORKERS’ CONSULTANTS (IWC): www.injuredworkersonline.org or 416-461-2411

LEGAL AID ONTARIO: www.legalaid.on.ca

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