Resources for Employers

Employment Standards
General information about the Act

Occupational Health and Safety
Guides to occupational health and safety legislation in Ontario

Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
Information about payment of WSIB fees, reporting of injuries, and administration of the program

• Compliance Audit for Employers
  Assess your company's compliance with WSIB requirements
• Incentive and training programs
• Rate group information
• Employer reference page

Office of the Employer Adviser
The prime source of expert guidance on workplace safety insurance for employers.

• Information sheets
• Contact information

WorkSmartOntario
Roles and responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act are quite clear, but you should pay special attention to them when it comes to training and supervising young workers

Ontario Labour Relations Board

• Appeal forms for Occupational Health & Safety
• Appeal forms for Employment Standards decision
• Applications under the Labour Relations Act

ServiceOntario Publications
Largest distributor of Government of Ontario information. Provides access to over 10,000 titles

Health and Safety Associations
The WSIB partners in Ontario's workplace prevention system providing industry specific advice to workplaces

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety

Human Resources Professionals Association
Not-for-profit association focused on innovations, issues and ideas that inspire leading human resources management

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Supports human capital development, labour market development. Clients are employees, employers, individuals receiving Employment Insurance benefits. HRSD provides federal-level management of labour issues.

• Federal Labour standards
• Workplace Equity

Includes income security programs, such as the Canada Pension Plan.

• CPP and Old Age Security

Canada's National Health and Safety Website
Enables Canadians to easily and independently locate Canadian occupational safety and health (OSH) information

International Occupational Health and Safety Information Centre
Assisted by 120 national institutions, IOHSIC collects and disseminates information on the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.

Canadian Standards Association
Provides a broad range of technical knowledge, experience and expertise required to develop standards as well as funds to help support standards development

American National Standards Institute
Administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH, a Division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has a mandate to assure safe and healthful working conditions by providing research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers

Electrical Safety Authority
Assists in ensuring electrical safety due diligence and compliance to the Ontario Electrical Safety Code

Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Responsible for the delivery of various safety programs and services including the administration of Ontario's Technical Standards & Safety Act, 2000

• Amusement Devices
• Boilers & Pressure Vessels
• Elevating Devices
• Fuel
• Operating Engineers
• Ski Lifts
• Upholstered and Stuffed Articles
• Mechanic and Technician

Professional Resources

• Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario (list of consultants)
• Professional Engineers of Ontario (guideline to hiring a consultant)
• Association of Canadian Ergonomists (list of consultants)
• Ontario Kinesiology Association (hire a kinesiologist)
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (Search by speciality)
• Ontario Association of Architects (hiring an architect)
• Ontario Environment Business Directory (search for consultants)
• The Law Society of Upper Canada (directory of certified specialists)
• Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario