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ISO 45001 OHSMS Standard to be published March 12, 2018

The ballot results are in favour of publishing ISO 45001. Due to some comments concerning correction to the text ISO will process them before publication, thus timeline to do so is likely March. Finally an ISO Standard ISO for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems - Requirements with guidance for use.

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Ministry of Labour Proposes to Mandate Construction Hazard Awareness Training The Ministry of Labour is consulting on a proposal to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation (O. Reg. 297/13) under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The amendments, if approved, would require employers to ensure that workers who perform work to which the Construction Projects Regulation (O. Reg. 213/91) applies complete a construction hazard awareness training program. For more information on the proposals please visit the Government of Ontarios Regulatory Registry.

WSIB Rate Framework Modernization Initiative The WSIB has issued an update on its Rate Framework Modernization initiative on its website. The message from the WSIB chair and president provides a high level update and overview of the initiatives key goals which include: "A new streamlined and simpler classification, fair premium for workplace coverage, premium rate stability, a Rate Framework that stakeholders can easily understand, collective liability and a Rate Framework th...at is efficient and effective for the employer community and for the WSIB to administer and maintain." The initiative is revenue neutral so it does not affect the total amount of premium dollars collected by the WSIB, but rather more fairly distribute the premiums collected from industries and employers. The update indicates that the WSIB will be seeking approval of the Rate Framework from its board of directors later this year, but will only implement significant changes gradually and in a manner that fosters stability. Once the Rate Framework is approved the WSIB will undertake education and outreach towards a targeted implementation in January 2019, at the earliest. The OEA will also be providing information sessions to employers to help them understand the changes.

Update to Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) The Ontario government has amended the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and the WHMIS Regulation (R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 860) made under the OHSA to adopt new, international standards that are part of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The amendments to the OHSA and WHMIS Regulation affect various requirements governing labels and safety data sheets for... hazardous workplace chemicals. Also affected are definitions, terminology and provisions that protect confidential business information related to hazardous workplace chemicals. The changes reflect amendments to the federal Hazardous Products Act and new Hazardous Products Regulations, which came into force February 11, 2015. The new requirements in the OHSA and WHMIS Regulation come into effect July 1, 2016. To give workplace parties time to adjust to the new requirements, there will be a transition period to gradually phase out the old requirements. - Employers have until May 31, 2018 to continue to receive and use hazardous products with either the old WHMIS labels and safety data sheets or the new ones. - Employers have from June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018 to bring any hazardous products still in the workplace with the old WHMIS labels and safety data sheets into compliance with the new requirements. - By December 1, 2018, the transition to the new WHMIS labels and safety data sheets must be complete. During the transition, employers must ensure workers are trained on both the old and new labels and safety data sheets for as long as both are present in the workplace.

A new regulation in Ontario will require health and safety awareness training for every worker and supervisor under Ontarios Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The regulation comes into ...

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Texting While Walking - Work Related Hazard? Employer Liability? For all employers out there, if the issue of employer vicarious liability holds true for driving while texting, why would it not apply to work related walking and texting? Due diligence would dictate that an employer should establish strict documented rules for the use of company issued mobile phones. What do you think?

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Well the long awaited report from the Expert Advisory Panel on Health and Safety, led by Tony Dean, released the results of its review of Ontarios Occupational Health and Safety System. http://phssolutions.blogspot.com/

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Proactive Health and Safety Solutions Inc. has just released another update to its leading edge Health and Safety Management System Software application. The web-based application is designed to assist organizations in managing their health and safety needs in support of their efforts to prevent accidents, incidents, achieve legal compliance and due diligence. Please check out this latest update at www.safetysoftware.ca and give me a call at 416-270-7689 to arrange for a full demo of the software features and very affordable pricing.

Criminal Charges Laid in Toronto Scaffolding Collapse - see article at http://phssolutions.blogspot.com/

Proactive Health and Safety (PHS) Solutions has developed a Health and Safety Management System Software Application to assist your organization to efficiently and effectively manage your Health and Safety needs. This affordable leading edge software has been designed with you in mind. The PHS Solutions Software provides a framework to support the management of the Health and Safety needs of your organization and is based on well recognized management system standards such as... CSA OHSMS Z1000-06, and OHSAS 18001-07. Following a management system approach for health and safety with the support of the software application will also assist your organization in meeting its legislative requirements and in establishing a high level of due diligence expected by health and safety legislation. To view a demo of the software go to http://www.youtube.com/user/PHSSolutions For more information on the software go to www.phssolutions.ca

Ontario MOL May Blitzes - Falls From Heights & Young Workers Ontario Ministry of Labour will plans 2 enforcement blitzes in May involving falls from heights, and young workers. For the falls from heights inspection blitz, inspectors will look for hazards involving platforms, raised floors, mezzanines and ladders, check fall-arrest equipment and guardrails, and watch for dangerous practices (e.g., working on storage racks) and improper use of ladders. This is the same blitz t...hat occurred in November 2009 where inspectors visited 1,572 workplaces and issued 4,611 orders, including 149 stop-work orders. Falls represent more than 17% of lost-time injury claims, based on Workplace Safety and Insurance Board statistics. May through August, Ministry of Labour inspectors will also visit workplaces with a high likelihood of hiring young workers, who are at greater risk of injury than other workers.The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board reports that an average of 42 young Ontario workers aged 15 to 24 are injured, made ill, or killed on the job every day. Thats almost 2 young workers every hour of every day and every night, seven days a week. Between 2001 and 2008, 27 of these young workers were killed. The highest number of allowed lost-time claims occurs among young workers employed in occupations such as sales and service, transport/equipment operators, and labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities.For assistance with your health and safety program please visit www.phssolutions.ca or call 416-270-7689. See more

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a 50 page guide that explains what workers, supervisors, employers and constructors need to know about the workplace violence and harassment requirements in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. It describes everyones rights and responsibilities and answers, in plain language, the questions that are most commonly asked. Download a copy of from www.phssolutions.ca

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Posted and article on - Canada Adopts ISO 3000 Risk Management Standard - see the news and updates secition on my website www.phssolutions.ca for the full article.

Posted and article on - Health and Safety Criminal Charges Laid In Ontario - see the news and updates secition on my website for the full article.