Soon we will have the first Ontario Canada Prevention Council as part of an effort to address the need for safer workplaces. The goal…to form a single, system-wide occupational health and safety strategy; an infusion of workplace health and safety for all aspects of business, industry and commerce.
What will this Prevention Council focus on? Well – – it is clear that one of the priorities is to establish adequate standards in the areas of training and certification. In fact there is a new “Prevention Starts Here” poster which is mandatory to post in the workplace effective October 2012. Inspectors will begin enforcing this requirement October 1. The poster summarizes both employer and employee health and safety rights and responsibilities.
Don’t forget under OSHA employers are also required to post the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.