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Upcoming Virtual Safety Connections 

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This energizing platform provides you with an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and share best practices in workplace health and safety from the comfort of your own home.
 

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Image of a seasonal worker looking at tires

Seasonal Worker Safety 2: Supervision and Leadership

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people standing in circle

Safety Connection: Using Consensus in Safety Decision-Making

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Supermarket manager giving training to a new employee who is a new worker

Safety Connection: Managing Young Workers - What Every Supervisor Needs To Know

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Young business woman leaning forward with her forehead in her hand in an office while having a meeting

Safety Connection: Keep Calm? Carry On? Prevent Workplace Violence & Harassment

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two waiters reviewing information on a tablet

Safety Connection: Managing Safety without a Safety Department

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Image of man doing a tire inspection

Seasonal Worker Safety 3: Worker Rights and Responsibilities

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Image of a lock and tag

Safety Connection: Inadequate LOTO continues to be a top risk now what?

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a warehouse worker not feeling well

Safety Connection: Trauma Informed Workplace

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Over the shoulder view of two unrecognizable architects sitting in a meeting with their colleagues and reviewing technical drawings of a project they are designing.

Safety Connection: Brick by Brick - How to Implement a Sustainable OHS Program

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Coworkers driving manual forklift in warehouse

Safety Connection: MLITSD Material Handling Campaign: Update

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WHMIS label with pictograms on a blue chemical tank

Safety Connection: Managing Chemicals - Keeping Workers Safe Step by Step

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Image  of group talking in a warehouse

Safety Connection: Breaking Language Barriers: Worker Safety in Manufacturing

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Safety Connection: MLITSD Occupational Hygiene Campaigns 2024-25: How to Prepare

Gain awareness of the current 2024-2025 MLITSD occupational hygiene campaigns, focusing on worker exposures to chemical agents in the workplace and WHMIS training based on the Amended Hazardous Products Regulations. In this session, we will provide a review of requirements under the OHSA and supporting regulations, resources to support compliance, and tips and insights on how to prepare for an inspection during this campaign.

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Safety Connection: Designated Substances Assessments – Guidance for Employers

The Ontario Designated Substances Regulation has been around since the 1980s, but some employers have not yet completed their Designated Substances Assessments. Learn about the regulatory framework around the Designated Substance Assessments, the MLITSD guide regarding designated substances in the workplace, applications where designated substances are used in industry today, and some practical tools and approaches to help with the implementation of the assessment.

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Safety Connection: Using Consensus in Safety Decision-Making

Consensus can be considered both journey and destination – a process to arrive at a decision and a decision itself. But when, and why, should organizations consider consensus in safety? In this session, we will dive deeper into when consensus is appropriate, the benefits and drawbacks, learn how to apply consensus techniques to optimize collaborative team-based decision-making in a safety context while building trust and strengthening working relationships, and introduce the groundbreaking High Five Consensus Model. This session is appropriate for JHSCs, workplace and policy committees, and for safety leaders in organizations large and small.

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Safety Connection: Trauma Informed Workplace

This session will explore the escalating risks faced by workers across Ontario amid many internal and external stressors and address the growing threats of workplace violence and harassment, such as uncivil, disrespectful, and abusive behaviours. We will discuss why these behaviours are on the rise and how a trauma-informed approach can be strategically employed.
This approach aims not only to prevent internal violence and harassment, but also to create a safer environment for employees, emphasizing the importance of a psychologically safe workplace. Participants will gain a better understanding of how past traumas can impact workers’ actions and behaviours in the workplace and how making some adjustments to our approach can improve safety and reduce conflict and misunderstandings on teams.
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Safety Connection: The Hazards of Working with Battery Electric Vehicles

Ontario is quickly becoming a leader in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) sector, with billions being invested by the Ontario government and global automakers. With this emerging technology has come a variety of new hazards that many in the industry do not fully understand. To address this need WSPS has developed a White Paper on the hazards of working with battery electric vehicles. Join Angela Cameron and Sean MacCormack as they discuss BEV hazards, the legislation that applies to working on them, as well as gaps that have been identified in the industry.
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Safety Connection: Managing Safety without a Safety Department

Finding the time and resources for safety can be challenging. Not all workplaces have a team or department of safety professionals at the ready to create and implement safety programs. Join Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) as we tackle how to approach workplace safety without a safety department. We will explore how to accomplish legislated safety tasks and best practices to create a safer workplace, and provide simple tools you can add to your workplace safety program.

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Seasonal Worker Safety 2: Supervision and Leadership

Supervisors hold pivotal roles towards ensuring the safety of temporary and seasonal workers during peak tire changeover seasons. This session will explore the key legal responsibilities supervisors hold in maintaining a safe workplace and how to foster a culture of safety that rewards positive behaviours and incentivizes workers to champion safety initiatives. Through practical tips and real-world examples, participants will discover how to effectively communicate safety expectations, address safety issues promptly, and empower their teams.

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Seasonal Worker Safety 3: Worker Rights and Responsibilities

All workers in Ontario, whether permanent, temporary, or seasonal have important health and safety rights and responsibilities that must be understood. In this session, we will discuss strategies to ensure that all workers joining the workplace to support peak tire changeover seasons fully comprehend and are able to exercise their health and safety rights and responsibilities. We'll emphasize strategies for effectively communicating these rights, including the crucial right to refuse unsafe work, and the importance of following requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe operation of tools and equipment. By prioritizing education and empowerment to report safety concerns, participants will leave equipped to uphold a culture where every worker confidently prioritizes their safety and well-being.

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Safety Connection: Breaking Language Barriers: Worker Safety in Manufacturing

Like Canada, your workforce is diverse. Your employees may include new Canadians, temporary foreign workers, or others with English as their second language. In this 45-minute session, our safety experts will provide tips on overcoming language barriers in your workplace. We’ll also connect you with new multilingual resources that can help your workers understand common hazards in the manufacturing sector.

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Safety Connection: Develop a Traffic Management Plan and Reduce the Risks

Join us for an insightful webinar led by Norm Kramer, a specialist in Warehousing at Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS). Many workplaces have pedestrians walking near mobile equipment and trucks in the yard, increasing risk of struck-by incidents. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) is currently conducting a Material Handling campaign with the goal of reducing these types of incidents in the workplace.

This Safety Connection will support companies to develop their own traffic management plan, by systematically examining struck-by risk and developing programs to reduce this risk. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn a step-by-step approach, which supports participants to apply learnings at their workplace.
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Safety Connection: Brick by Brick - How to Implement a Sustainable OHS Program

Lay the foundation for successful OHS program implementation with Plan-Do-Check-Act. Using an Incident Investigation Program case study, we will equip you with practical tools and knowledge to navigate the implementation process. From blueprints to dream home, you’ll leave with the skills to build an effective, lasting safety program.

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Safety Connection: Keep Calm? Carry On? Prevent Workplace Violence & Harassment

Service and hospitality sectors across Ontario are experiencing growing threats of workplace violence and harassment, such as uncivil, disrespectful, and abusive behaviours. This session will discuss why these behaviours are on the rise and how to effectively de-escalate individuals using an approach of caring, understanding and validating. We will explore how employers can create a comprehensive program and equip workers with the necessary skills to manage violence in the workplace.

This strategy aims not only to prevent violence and harassment, but also to create a safer environment for employees, emphasizing the importance of a psychologically safe workplace. Participants will be provided with a number of free resources to either begin implementing a workplace violence and harassment program in their workplace, or to expand and improve existing initiatives.

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Safety Connection: MLITSD Material Handling Campaign: Update

Are materials safely handled in your workplace? The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) is conducting a Material Handling campaign in the industrial sector from April 1st, 2024, to March  31st, 2025. This webinar will provide an update on the campaign including valuable information on what inspectors are observing in workplaces and order written to ensure you are in compliance.

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Safety Connection: Inadequate LOTO continues to be a top risk now what?

The session will uncover how industry experts identified the top industry risks, the causal factors of inadequate LOTO, and the "now what". No matter which stage you are at in your workplace, from the “I do not know if I have a LOTO problem” to “I’ve got everything under control” or anywhere in between – the session will outline improvement opportunities and resources to support you along the way.
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