Additional Naloxone in the Workplace Training Providers

By law (Occupational Health and Safety Act, section 25.2 and O. Reg. 559/22), businesses at risk of a worker opioid overdose are required to have at least one naloxone kit available onsite and staff trained in its use.

To support the compliance of this legislation, Ontario’s Workplace Naloxone Program was established, providing eligible employers free naloxone training for up to two workers and one free nasal spray naloxone kit per workplace.

The program launched with two training providers; however, to increase training access to employers, there are now eight official training providers in total.

For more information about this program, visit Ontario.ca.

To better understand the naloxone in the workplace legislation and its application, WSPS offers the following free learning resources:

• Naloxone Awareness (free 30-minute eCourse)

• Safety Connection – Naloxone Kits: Understand how it Impacts your Workplace (recorded webinar)

• New naloxone kit requirement: 7 things you need to know now (article)

• New naloxone requirements: Do you need to comply? Your top questions answered (article)

• Naloxone Kits in the Workplace (Safety Tip Video Series)

• Small Biz Safety Podcast – Episode 24: New naloxone requirements. Will they impact your business?

• Naloxone kits and addiction in the workplace: balancing privacy with responsibility (article)

Published: October 17, 2023