| Build your health and safety foundation Protecting your workers with an occupational health and safety management system based on the COR® 2020 standard just makes sense. Curious about how to get started with COR®? IHSA has expert consultants—and many other resources—to help you join the hundreds of Ontario companies that use COR® to improve their health and safety processes and protect their workers every day. Discover more benefits of COR®, hear success stories, and connect with an IHSA expert. Wake up to the risks of fatigue at work A worker experiencing fatigue isn’t just tired. They’re also less mentally sharp, which means they’re at greater risk of being involved in a workplace incident. Employers and workers share a responsibility to address fatigue so that it doesn’t negatively impact health and safety. IHSA’s new hazard advisory, Managing fatigue in the workplace (W058), is designed to help you assess the risk of worker fatigue—and reduce those risks through job-planning and scheduling, competent supervision, and other straightforward measures. Download the hazard advisory. Shine a light on jobsite safety IHSA’s newest safety talk looks at the importance of adequate lighting on construction projects. Poor lighting puts workers at risk: slips, trips, and falls and struck-by incidents are more likely under reduced-visibility conditions. This safety talk highlights the need for site-wide lighting plans and regular lighting assessments as your construction project progresses. Get the free safety talk. Make an impact on IHSA’s Board of Directors IHSA is seeking a worker representative from the electrical utilities industry to serve a one-year term on its Board of Directors. This is an opportunity for an experienced leader to help guide IHSA’s strategic direction and support the advancement of occupational health and safety across Ontario’s highest-risk industries. Learn more about the role. |
| Our latest IHSA Safety Podcast episodes |
| IHSA’s biweekly podcast provides timely, easy-to-understand advice for improving health and safety at your workplace. Episode 134 welcomes Alicia Woods, founder of Canadian workwear company Covergalls. Alicia discusses the challenges women in trades face when it comes to finding suitable workwear—the lack of which can result in reduced mobility, discomfort, and safety risks caused by ill-fitting personal protective equipment. Episode 135 looks at building an occupational health and safety management system using the COR® 2020 or ISO 45001 standard, in order to lay a solid foundation for continuous improvement. Listen now at ihsasafetypodcast.ca or with your favourite podcast app. |
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