Posts Categorized As: Ontario Health and Safety

Blog Post #1374 – Awareness Program Proposed

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2016)

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that will require construction workers to complete a hazard-awareness training program, according to a news bulletin that the Ministry issued on May 16, 2016.

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Blog Post #1372 – Prisons Get Body Scanners

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2016)

Ontario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS) announced on May 3, 2016, that advanced -technology full-body scanners will be installed in all of its prisons to reduce contraband and enhance the safety of both inmates and employees.

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