Holiday preparations and celebrations come hand in hand with hazards - fire, slips, trips and falls, winter blues, driving on ice and snow. Ensure your holiday season stays festive at work and at home by keeping health and safety top of mind. Here are 25 tips to help you, your employees and your family stay safe while enjoying the holidays.

Expect a letter any day now with your business’s classification under the WSIB’s new rate framework for insurance premiums.* Taking effect January 1, 2020, the new rate framework is the product of extensive consultations with employers and employer groups, and prevention system partners such as WSPS.

Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews (PSRs) are a tremendous way to mitigate losses and support due diligence, when they are executed correctly. But PSRs and the legal obligations around them are sometimes misunderstood, misapplied or overlooked, says Sandy Ash, WSPS Territory Manager, GTA East. “There are always questions about what triggers a PSR, how exemptions work, how to choose an engineer, how to apply the findings, and more.” Now you can get clarity and find answers at WSPS’ first Pre-Start Health and Safety Review Summit on February 26, 2019.

“Diversity is a fact… inclusion is a choice,” says Michael Bach, founder and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. Now more than ever organizational leaders must think about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.