Posts Categorized As: Canadian Health and Safety

Blog Post #1720 – Ontario’s WSIB Partners with CCOHS To Help Businesses Invest in Health and Safety

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2025)

As part of its commitment to help move the needle on workplace health and safety, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has partnered with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to provide all WSIB-registered businesses free access to CCOHS’ Business Safety Portal.

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Blog Post #1719 – Toronto Contractor Fined $80,000 After Workplace Fatality

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

 A worker, employed by KAS Aluminum & Copper Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, a contractor that installs windows, eavestroughs and siding, was fatally injured falling from a roof. The company failed to ensure the worker was using fall protection when exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres, contrary to section 26.1(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 as required by section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1718 – PPE Management is Generally Strong, Yet Compliance Issues Persist: Survey

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2025)

  1. J. Keller & Associate, Inc., a provider of safety and compliance solutions, and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)recently joined forces to conduct a comprehensive study on top challenges when it comes to managing PPE procurement and proper usage.

The results of the study, titled “2025 PPE Pain Points Study: Top Trends and Challenges,” were released today. Respondents qualifying to take the survey in October 2024 had responsibility for purchasing and/or managing PPE across a range of industries.

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