WHAT’S NEW???

• Initially voluntary, applicable to construction sector as well as construction activity in other workplaces

• Expected to become mandatory by the summer of 2014 and later expand to all sectors

Training to include:• Inspection of equipment for damage • Procedures for setting up, relocating or removing protective

equipment such as guardrails • Hands-on training on fall-arrest equipment and other devices • Workers rights

New Safety Training Standard for Working at Heights

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The strategy includes actions for:• New resources to support small businesses• All workers, especially those most at risk receive the

help they need • Effective and efficient delivery of health and safety

services• Raise awareness among Ontarians about ways to stay

safe and healthy at work • Compliance with workplace health and safety

regulations

Ontario’s First Integrated Health and Safety Strategy

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• The panel has representation from a diverse group of members from business, worker, labour, and youth representatives

• The advisory panel is examining current approach to setting the minimum wage and provide advice on how the province should determine changes to the minimum wage in the future

Minimum Wage Advisory Panel

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Focus on: • Protection from airborne substances, hazardous

materials and extreme noise levels • Worker protection when equipment and hazardous

materials are stored and moved • Availability of personal protective equipment and

appropriate training • Emergency contingency plans in place,

communicated to workers and others at the workplace

Winter Safety Blitz on Construction Sites

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• http://pshsa.ca/2014/01/14/construction-blitz-checklist/

PSHSA Construction Blitz Checklist

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May 1 to August 31, 2013, MOL inspectors conducted an enforcement blitz in the industrial and health care sectors focusing on:

• New and young workers aged 14 to 24 years• New workers aged 25 and older who were on the job

for less than six months or reassigned to a new job

New and Young Workers Blitz 2013

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New and Young Workers Blitz 2013 Results - Summary

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SECTORS WORKPLACES ORDERS STOP WORK

INDUSTRIAL 2,757 8,139 195

HEALTH CARE 225 443 6

• Orders issued under OHSA & IER

New and Young Workers Blitz 2013 Results - Government

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SECTOR ORDERSISSUED

STOP WORK

WORKPLACESVISITED

GOVERNMENT 218 7 80

New and Young Workers Blitz 2013 Results – Health Care

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SECTOR ORDERS STOP WORK VISITS WORKPLACESVISITED

Health care 243 3 143 96

Retirement Homes

75 2 24 19

Professional Offices

65 0 24 15

Treatment Clinics 36 1 13 10

Nursing Services 10 0 8 8

Group Homes 9 0 11 11

Nursing Homes 5 0 2 1

• February 23-26 - Rural Ontario Municipal Association/Ontario Good Roads Association joint conference Toronto

• http://www.roma.on.ca/Events/2014-ROMA-Ogra-Combined-Conference.aspx

• April 9-11 - Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association Spring Workshop Niagara Falls http://www.omhra.ca/

• April 30-May 1, 2 - OSUM Conference & Trade Show - Municipal Leaders Summit , Town of Parry Sound

• http://www.osum.ca/Events/2014-OSUM-Conference.aspx

Upcoming Conferences - 2014

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• March 31-April 2, OLTCA/ORCA – Together we Care, Toronto

• April 28-30 - OANHASS 2014 Annual Meeting & Convention

• April 29-30 - Partners in Prevention Health and Safety Conference and Trade Show, Mississauga

Upcoming Conferences - 2014

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Basics of Office Ergonomics - February 13, 2014• Practical and straightforward, easy to apply in

majority of work settings• Excellent training session for small businesses• Opportunity at the end of the webinar for

questions, a Q&A will be sent out for any unanswered questionshttp://store.pshsa.ca/ProductInfo/WWERG0ETORB1314.aspx

Upcoming Webinar

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Online registration at:http://store.pshsa.ca/Category/204_1/Upcoming_Training_By_Month.aspx

Upcoming Training by Month

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2014 Safety Group Due Dates

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ITEM DUE DATE

ACTION PLAN February 14, 2014

PROGRESS REPORT #1 May 9, 2014

PROGRESS REPORT #2 October 10, 2014

YEAR END REPORT & YEAR END MAINTENANCE REPORT

December 12, 2014

2015 SAFETY GROUPS APPLICATIONS

December 31, 2014

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