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Ontario's official health & safety training centre. Training for what matters most.

Ontario, Canada
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
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Paramedics are facing high rates of assaults and threats on the job. We need to respond to the crisis by improving morale, increasing support, addressing exposure to on-the-job violence and filling long-standing vacancies.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
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These types of overhead crane injuries are not uncommon. To help prevent them WHSC offers training in the safe operation of industrial cranes.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
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Why a mandatory working at heights (WHS) training standard helps. Sets the bar for what ‘adequate’ training looks like—for workers and employers.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
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Governments are actively supporting new personal support workers (PSWs) to help alleviate shortages. Now is time though to implement strategies for PSW retention too. Working to create safer, healthier work is a good place to start.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
29 days
Though 12-15% of the population is affected, migraine is still not understood by companies and is still often ignored as a worker health & safety issue. Policies like anti-glare screens, scent-elimination, quiet workspaces & flex hours are game-changers.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
1 month
The fight for farm worker justice continues. Provision of pesticide Safety Data Sheets is a reasonable precaution to safeguard farm workers’ health and their right to know, says UFCW and Ecojustice.
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ICYMI: Food processing company was fined $330k for worker’s death in its smokehouse. Samir Subedi, 32, husband & father of 2 was killed Mar 2, 2023. This tragedy could have been prevented by follow through on existing safety protocols and proper training.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
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The Health & Safety Activist Awards Dinner brought union members, activists and allies together to honour those who go above and beyond to protect fellow workers. We heard inspiring words from: Mary Fowler @DurhamRegionLC, Loretta Michaud WHSC, Christopher Wilson @CanadianLabour
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
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Studies indicate high temperature - even in the high 20s - can impact brain function in the short term and long term. Employers need to ensure workers are well-protected as the summer heats up.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
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Availability limited!. Meet your legal health and safety training requirements while saving. We cover essential trainings such as JHSC Certification, Working at Heights, Worker Health & Safety Awareness, Supervisor Health & Safety Training and more!
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
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As Ontario’s designated training centre, we provide trusted, CPO-approved training—designed to help you meet your legal duties and keep your team safe. ✔️ Available province-wide.✔️ Instructor-led, hands-on sessions.✔️ Supports compliance and prevention.
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Refresher training is also required every three years. Similar obligations exist across healthcare, mining, and industrial workplaces.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
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The worker had no fall protection, and the employer failed to provide proper equipment as required by law. Preventing falls starts with quality training. Ontario law requires certified Working at Heights training for construction workers who may use fall protection.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
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ICYMI. A Vaughan construction company was fined $175,000 after a worker fell to their death when a makeshift wooden support, not designed for use as a work platform, collapsed.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
2 months
WHSC’s three-hour Workplace Violence and Harassment training course helps meet and exceed the law by covering:.✔️ How to build workplace-specific prevention programs.✔️ How to conduct risk assessments.✔️ How to create and maintain effective policies.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
2 months
Legally, Ontario employers must develop clear workplace harassment reporting programs and instruct staff in them. Morally, employers should also work to prevent harassment, just as the law requires them to prevent physical workplace violence.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
2 months
ICYMI. Bradley Gleeson, a long-serving correctional officer, died earlier this year. His family and coworkers say he faced repeated bullying and isolation on the job: Correctional Service Canada is now investigating.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
2 months
Let’s support the people who support our schools.
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@WHSCtraining
Workers Health & Safety Centre
2 months
WHSC’s workplace violence and harassment training equips education workers and administrators with the tools to:.✔️ Recognize and assess risk.✔️ Strengthen policies and prevention plans.✔️ Create safer, more supportive work environments.
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