The REGIONAL
Health & Safety News, Events & Information
July 2010
Your performance actually made us look good!
We believe congratulations are in order. Service sector, manufacturing and agricultural firms in Ontario have achieved record safety results for 2009 - an 18% reduction in total injury frequency over the previous year. Your efforts at reducing workplace injuries are indeed bearing fruit. So go ahead, take a bow.
Of course, there's more work to be done to ensure zero injuries and illnesses and we're committed to support you every step of the way. The REGIONAL presents additional resources that should help you make your health and safety program get stronger and stronger.
Prevention System News
The results are out. Records have been shattered.
In 2009, businesses in Ontario's service, manufacturing and agricultural sectors achieved their highest ever reduction in lost-time and no-lost time injury frequency rates, and an 18% reduction in total injury frequency over the previous year. And these results were achieved during an economic recession.
Click here to read more on how these results were achieved.
Can a mouse help with safety training?
We fully appreciate your concerns about sending staff for off-site safety training. That's why we're happy to offer you e-courses developed in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) and our partners, the IAPA.
There are a number of courses on offer but we'd like to focus on the three you might find most relevant - keeping in mind the new workplace violence legislation and the upcoming blitz on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Click here for a listing of all e-courses offered.
OSSA Training Course Schedule by Region
Click here for a complete schedule of OSSA training courses up to December 2010. The schedule is updated regularly.
Be sure to check out OSSA's free Risk Assessment and Hazard & Compliance Workshops below! You can find more information here.
The table below lists courses scheduled for the current month as well as the following month.
Greater Toronto Area and Central Ontario
Course Title |
City |
Date |
| Certification Part 2 - Retail & Wholesale | Toronto / Mississauga | July 8 |
| Certification Part 1 | Toronto / Mississauga | July 12-14 |
| Certification Part 2 - Restaurant & Foodservice | Toronto / Mississauga | July 22 |
| Certification Part 1 | Toronto / Mississauga | July 26-28 |
| Certification Part 1 | Toronto / Mississauga | August 9-11 |
| Certification Part 2 - Retails & Wholesale | Toronto / Mississauga | August 12 |
| Certification Part 2 - Office & Related Services | Toronto / Mississauga | August 17 |
| Certification Part 1 | Toronto / Mississauga | August 25-27 |
Golden Horseshoe Region
| Certification Part 2 | St. Catherines | July 15 |
South Western Ontario
| Certification Part 2 | London | July 20 |
To register for any of the above courses, please call OSSA at 1-888-478-6772.
This glossary provides a quick reference to common health and safety terms used throughout the Six Step Guide to Health and Safety.
You should always tape down electrical cords if there is a possibility of someone walking over the cord. This will minimize the possibility of someone tripping. Refer to OSSA Safety Check Sheet on Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls for more information.