Mar 15, 2021
COVID-19 inspections: 6 tips to promote compliance
“The province is stepping up enforcement of COVID-19 requirements in Ontario’s workplaces with the training of 100 new occupational health and safety inspectors”, says Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. “will be in the field in the weeks ahead.” Read More “COVID-19 Inspections: 6 Tips to Promote Compliance”
With stubbornly high COVID-19 infection rates and a highly infectious variants of the virus in circulation, now may be a good time for workplaces to review or rethink their pandemic protocols. WSPS Health and Safety Consultant Kristin Onorato believes the best tool for this is already available to every workplace – the hierarchy of […]
Nov 24, 2020
Maintaining strict social and household bubbles has proven to reduce the risk of virus transmission in our personal lives. Similar practices could also reduce the risk in our workplaces, especially now as infection rates rise in many locales.
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8 ways for employers to “take every reasonable precaution” during a pandemic Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act says that employers and supervisors should “take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.” This is known as the general duty clause, but what it means in an uncertain period such as […]
Pandemic Preparedness for Business, Canadian Chamber of Commerce In today’s global world, systems are more interconnected than ever. It stands to reason then, if a pandemic strikes in one part of the world, the opportunities for it to spread are that much greater. COVID-19 │Pandemic Preparedness for Business Guide Sign Up for COVID-19 Updates Should […]