Occupational Health and Safety Act Responsibilities For Small Businesses
Did You Know Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), small business employers have many of the same duties as any other employer, including the following: to do everything they reasonably can to protect their workers in each situation to inform, instruct and supervise workers to protect their health and safety to make sure that every worker and supervisor takes the required [...]
The Benefits of Workplace Safety Training
Workplace safety is extremely important and must be a top priority for all employers. […]
New – The Right To Disconnect From Work
Employers that employ 25 or more employees are required to have a written policy on disconnecting from work in place for all employees. They are also required to provide a copy of the written policy to all employees. It is the individual number of employees that are counted, and not the number of "full-time equivalents." Part-time employees and casual employees each [...]
Businesses Must Have Naloxone Kits In Ontario
Ontario Ministry Of Labour News What is Naloxone? Workplaces in Ontario that have a high risk of opioid overdoses will be required to have naloxone kits under the new provincial legislation. Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and allow time for medical help to arrive. Businesses in high-risk settings will have to [...]
Your Mouse May Be Hurting You – Office Ergonomics
If you've ever stepped away from your computer desk with a stiff/sore wrist or elbow, you may not have considered it could be your mouse causing the problems. But then, like most people, you shrug it off and go back to using your mouse the next day. As you spend more and more time working at your desk, you have been putting your wrist [...]
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