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You’ve probably already started to notice that building health and safety into your business can save you time and money, but did you know that organizational health is a significant contributor to business growth? In fact, studies have shown that healthy and safe workplaces generate 20% more revenue per employee, 4% higher profit margin, and can enhance market value by as much as 16%. WSPS is helping businesses like yours across Ontario achieve results like these.

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43% of work-related injuries

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Noise Awareness Day

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Slips, Trips and Falls

11,495 lost-time injury claims

Healthy Workplaces

Learn how it can help you.

New MOL Training Standards Impact JHSC Certification

New Standard Announced

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Latest News

How your H&S rep can help keep your business humming Aug 15, 2018

Imagine your business running smoothly - no equipment failure and no injuries (or worse) - and being able to focus 100% on serving your customers. Investing in business interruption insurance is one way to cover yourself after incurring a loss, but by making a small investment in your health and safety representative (HSR) you can help prevent losses from happening at all.

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NEW! Fines increased for ticket offences Aug 15, 2018

Employers, supervisors and workers are facing new or increased fines on tickets issued by Ministry of Labour inspectors for nearly 300 health and safety infractions. These changes appear as amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations.

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4 things employers need to know about marijuana Aug 15, 2018

Make no mistake: recreational use of marijuana comes with significant risks for your workplace. This was the thrust of a recent presentation by Dr. Bruce Demers, Medical Director and Chief Medical Review Officer, CannAmm Occupational Testing Services. "It increases the risk of accidents and injuries, period," he said.

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Stay on top of new laws with WSPS' legislation tracker Aug 15, 2018

Complying with key changes to Ontario and federal workplace health and safety law just got easier. WSPS' new Occupational Health & Safety Legislation Tracker - an easy-to-use tool available at no cost to member firms - will keep you informed of legislative changes as they happen, what they mean for your firm, and how they affect your health and safety responsibilities.

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