JHSC fundamentals: What every committee needs to know
Learn joint health and safety committee (JHSC) fundamentals in Ontario, including roles, duties, and structure.
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A complete guide to JHSC record keeping for Ontario workplaces
Confused about JHSC record‑keeping? Learn what documents to keep, how long to keep them, and how to store records to meet legal requirements and strengthen workplace health and safety.
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Creating a safety buzz: 10 ways to engage workers through safety messaging
Learn how dynamic safety messaging, visible leadership commitment, and JHSC involvement boost engagement and build a strong safety culture, with 10 practical ways to create a lasting safety buzz.
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New worker training: Getting your team ready for a busy summer
Learn how to train new and young workers on health and safety before the busy season. Get tips on onboarding, hazard awareness, communication, and Ontario legal requirements.
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New worker training: Setting your team up with game day safety talks
Improve worker safety during events with effective game‑day safety talks. Learn 6 ways to deliver engaging pre‑shift safety talks that reinforce safe work practices and protect new and young workers.
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New worker training: Your legal role as an employer in Ontario
Understand Ontario’s legal requirements for new worker training. Learn what health and safety training is mandatory, when it must be delivered, and how to protect new and young workers from injury.
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Protecting workers from violence and harassment: Quick tips and the four stages of aggression
Prevent workplace violence by training staff to recognize the 4 stages of aggression. Learn de‑escalation techniques, warning signs, and safe responses to protect workers from abusive behaviour.
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Violence and Harassment: Getting your team ready for a busy summer
Learn how to prevent workplace violence during busy seasons with practical de‑escalation tips, training, risk assessments, and OHSA requirements to keep frontline workers safe, calm, and supported.
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Preventing violence and harassment: Your legal role as an employer
Learn how to meet Ontario legal requirements, including workplace violence and harassment policies, risk assessments, and prevention programs that protect workers and build a safer workplace.
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Preventing heat stress: Your legal role as an employer
Learn how to prevent heat stress in your workplace. Understand your legal duties as an employer under the OHSA, Ontario workplace safety law, and how to protect workers from heat‑related illnesses.
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Heat stress: Getting your team ready for a busy summer
Prepare your team for the summer heat. Learn how to prevent heat stress, recognize heat‑related illness, and protect workers during busy seasons, hot kitchens, outdoor events, and long shifts.
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Protecting workers from heat illness: Quick tips and warning signs
Protect workers from heat illness with quick tips and warning signs. Learn how to recognize heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke and what to do to prevent serious heat‑related illnesses.
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Keep the spotlight on health and safety with a JHSC newsletter: Tips for your safety committee
Discover how a JHSC newsletter can boost safety culture and communication. Learn practical tips and content ideas to keep health and safety visible, engaging, and top of mind for workers.
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Reduce hazardous chemical risks with a free WHMIS checklist and workplace walkthrough
Strengthen chemical safety and WHMIS compliance with a free WHMIS & Chemical Exposure Checklist and onsite walkthrough. Discover how these tools help you prepare for inspections and reduce hazards.
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First job, first risk: Protecting landscaping's young workforce
In landscaping, young workers' first days are the most dangerous. Learn why injury risks are higher, how you can protect new hires, and why safety-focused onboarding is important.
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ESDC Grain handling safety blitz is coming to Ontario
ESDC inspectors will visit federally regulated grain operations in Ontario this winter. Are you ready? Learn what hazards they’ll target and how WSPS can help you prepare.
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Does your business need a safety committee or representative? Ontario requirements explained
Does your business need a JHSC or HSR? Under Ontario’s OHSA, workers have the right to participate in safety. Learn what’s required for your workplace and how to stay compliant.
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Reporting boilers and pressure vessels: What Ontario’s agricultural sector needs to know
Learn about Ontario’s safety requirements for agricultural boilers and pressure vessels (BPVs). Find out how to report your equipment, obtain a Certificate of Inspection, and ensure compliance.
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What every retail employer should know about MSDs: Free Ministry inspection prep
Learn how Ontario retailers can prepare for MLITSD ergonomics inspections and prevent musculoskeletal disorders with free walkthroughs, expert guidance, and practical safety checklists from WSPS.
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Modernizing farm safety: 5 tips for new producers to build a safer workplace
New producers face unique challenges, including changing laws, labour shortages, and evolving tech. Learn five practical ways to build a safer, more efficient farm workplace from day one.
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