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Upcoming WHSS Events:
JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY CERTIFICATION TRAINING
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Wilkens Health and Safety Solutions (WHSS) is the only MOL approved Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) certification training provider located in Kingston.
As most workplaces with 20 or more workers must have a JHSC established, we regularly hold training sessions. At least one worker and one management representative of this committee must be certified completing the prescribed training standards set by the Ministry of Labour (MOL).
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Part One
Basic Certification Training
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Part one basic certification training provides an overall knowledge of the Health and Safety legislation that applies to most workplaces.
Upcoming Part 1 Training Dates:
- April 30 & May 1, 2015
- June 3 & 4, 2015
- July 8 & 9, 2015
- August 12 & 13, 2015
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Part Two
Workplace-Specific Hazard Training
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Part two workplace-specific hazard training focuses on significant hazards in your workplace. It covers how to access those hazards and ways to control and/or eliminate them. Depending on your industry, and sector, Part Two, Workplace-Specific Hazard Training is either a 1-day or 2-day session.
Upcoming Part 2 Training Dates:
- May 11, 2015
- May 29th 2015
- June 18th 2015
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Contact our office to register for the Basic Training Course or to set up your part two certification training.
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March 20, 2015 -Kitchener, ON
Central Construction pleaded guilty and has been fined $90,000 following the death of a young worker on a high-rise student housing project in Waterloo.
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March 13, 2015 -Woodstock, ON
Halton Recycling Ltd., operating as Emterra Environmental, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $225,000 in the death of a worker who was killed while picking up municipal recycling in Oxford County.
Read More...
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February 18, 2015 -Brampton, ON
Kelvin Chong Roofing Inc., a Scarborough roofing company, was fined $15,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Hiring Students or Unpaid Workers this Summer?
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SUMMER STUDENTS
With summer just around the corner, many employers will soon be bringing summer students or new and young employees on board. Ensuring that they are
properly oriented and trained
is very important, whether the employee is a temporary summer student OR they are starting their careers!
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) sets out the rights and duties of all workplace parties. As new and young workers in Ontario are four times more likely to be injured during the first month of employment than at any other time, employers must under the OHSA, ensure they are properly trained. To find out more about how to keep new and young workers in your workplace safe this summer click here.
UNPAID WORKERS
In addition to properly orienting your new summer employees, also ensure to find out about the expanded definition of "Worker", which now includes co-op students, unpaid learners and trainees under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
For more details on the expanded definition of a worker click here.
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Ministry of Labour Safety Blitz Reminder:
Employers
in Ontario with new and young workers in the industrial sector will be targeted by the Ministry of Labour (MOL) Safety Inspection Blitzes from May-August 2015.
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| Updated Employment Standards Poster 6.0 |
On May 1, 2015
a new version of the Ministry of Labour's Employment Standards Poster will be published (version 6.0). This replaces version 5.0.
As of May 20, 2015 the ESA requires the employer to display their employment standards poster in a visible area in addition to providing each employee with a copy of the poster.
The most current poster must be posted on legal sized paper. To get the updated 6.0 version, visit the MOL website or contact Wilkens Health & Safety Solutions.
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For any inquiries, contact our Employment Standards Consultant, Patti Conboy at 613.546.9814 x.225 or pconboy@whss.ca
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Important Ministry of Labour Updates |
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Be Prepared for Spring Inspection Safety Blitzes
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May- July 2015
Focus on Janitorial, Security, Business Services, Fitness and Recreation Centres, Amusement & Recreation Industries for Precarious Employment (Employment Standards)
May- July 2015
Focus on the Construction Sector for Struck by Hazards (Health & Safety)
May- July 2015
Focus on Restaurants and other sectors known to employ Temporary Foreign Workers (Employment Standards)
May- July 2015
Focus on the Industrial Sector for New & Young Worker (Health & Safety)
Find out more info on when these blitzes are happening on the MOL Website .
Have any questions on how to prepare? Call WHSS at 613.546.9814
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New "Working at Heights" Training Requirements in the Construction Sector
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 From Ministry of Labour: As of April 1, 2015, certain workers will need to complete a working at heights training program that has been approved by the Chief Prevention Officer before they can work at heights. The new training requirement is for workers on construction projects who use any of the following methods of fall protection:
- Travel restraint systems
- Fall restriction systems
- Fall arrest systems
- Safety nets
- Work belts or safety belts
There is a two year transition period for workers who already meet the existing fall protection training requirements set out in section 26.2 of the Construction Regulation. These workers will have until April 1, 2017 to complete an approved working at heights training program.
These new requirements apply only to the Construction Sector.
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New "WHMIS 2015" in Force |
 Canada has aligned the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). While WHMIS 2015 includes new harmonized criteria for hazard classification and requirements for labels and safety data sheets (SDS), the roles and responsibilities for suppliers, employers and workers have not changed.
The WHMIS 2015 legislation in currently in force, meaning that suppliers may begin to use and follow the new requirements for labels and safety data sheets (SDSs) for hazardous products sold, distributed, or imported into Canada. However, there is a transition period with various stages.
Please read more on the transition period for WHMIS 2015.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) offers several e-courses on WHMIS 2015. Register your employees for a free e-course on the changes made to WHMIS 2015 here. |
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