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WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

Find resources to help you improve your workplace’s health and safety and follow
Ontario’s occupational health and safety laws.


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HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

Workplace health and safety is about identifying and preventing hazards that
could lead to injury, mental and physical illness and fatalities at work.

Strong workplace health and safety practices help to manage risk for employers
and workers. The benefits include higher productivity, healthier workplaces,
better recruitment and retention, and fewer fines and work interruptions.


COVID-19 AND WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

Get information to help develop a plan to protect workers, customers and the
public from COVID-19. Find posters, tools and guidance for Ontario workplaces.


NOTIFY THE MINISTRY


REPORT AN INCIDENT OR ILLNESS

Learn how to notify the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills
Development and your health and safety committee if there is a workplace
incident or illness, including those resulting in death, injury or occupational
illness.

You may also need to report injury or illnesses to the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Board (WSIB).


FILE A HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLAINT

File a complaint if you have a workplace health and safety or workplace
harassment concern. Workers have legal protections against reprisals by their
employers for reporting health and safety concerns.

See also: procedure for a work refusal


FORMS FOR OTHER NOTICES AND REGISTRATIONS

 * File a construction, window-cleaning or diving notice
 * File a mining notice
 * Register an x-ray source


HEALTH AND SAFETY PLANNING


THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

Learn about the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), or read the guide to
the OHSA for details about the rights and duties of employers, supervisors,
workers, constructors and owners and their roles in establishing a strong
internal responsibility system (IRS) in the workplace.


HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Learn about your responsibilities as a small business employer and how to get
help keeping your workplace safe.


POSTERS REQUIRED IN THE WORKPLACE

Download posters and find out what you must post in the workplace by law.


TRAINING

Get information about health and safety training to help keep workplaces safe.


HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES AND REPRESENTATIVES

Use this guide to establish strong roles and clear procedures to support health
and safety in your workplace. 


OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS

What to expect when a health and safety inspector from the ministry visits your
workplace, their powers and what to do if you disagree with their decision.


SUPPORTING ONTARIO’S SAFE EMPLOYERS PROGRAM

Learn how to be recognized as one of Ontario’s safe employers.


WORKPLACE HAZARDS

Learn about the process for dealing with hazards in the workplace to protect the
health and safety of workers.


ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS


PROCEDURE FOR A WORK REFUSAL

Learn about a worker’s right to refuse unsafe work and the procedure that
workers, employers and members of joint health and safety committees or health
and safety representatives should follow according to the Occupational Health
and Safety Act.


VOLUNTEERS

Learn about tips and best practices to stay healthy and safe when volunteering
in Ontario.


MINIMUM AGE FOR WORK

Learn about the minimum age to work in certain industries and visit certain
workplaces in Ontario.


STRATEGY AND POLICY


PREVENTION WORKS

Read the five-year strategy for Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety System.


ONTARIO’S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEM

Learn about the organizations and committees that work to keep Ontario workers
safe.


FATALITIES AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE POLICY

Learn how the Ministry ofLabour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
will communicate with families of workers who have been fatally injured in the
workplace.


ENFORCEMENT

 * Workplace compliance initiatives
 * Construction Health and Safety Program
 * Industrial Health and Safety Program
 * Mining Health and Safety Program
 * Health Care Health and Safety Program
 * Specialized Professional Services Unit


REPORTS

 * Annual report, April 2020 – March 2021


UPDATES

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay updated on current news from the
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.


CONSULTATIONS

PAST CONSULTATIONS

See the consultations directory or the regulatory registry for records of past
consultations.


RECENT AND UPCOMING REGULATORY CHANGES

PRE-START HEALTH SAFETY REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR FACTORIES

Coming into effect: January 1, 2022

The Industrial Establishments regulation (Regulation 851) under the Occupational
Health and Safety Act has been amended to streamline and clarify pre-start
health and safety review requirements while maintaining existing worker health
and safety protections.

Updated: May 08, 2023
Published: March 31, 2022
MINISTRY OF LABOUR, IMMIGRATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development advances
safe, fair and harmonious workplace practices that are essential to the social
and economic well-being of the people of Ontario.


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