The province’s recent announcement that it would introduce a COVID-19 vaccination passport system for customers entering certain businesses creates an issue of another sort for workplaces
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Take me thereEmployees who work indoors and outdoors within two metres of an unmasked person must wear appropriate eye protection and masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
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Help returning employees get up to speed with minimum stress and disruption by integrating mental health considerations into your plans.
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Impairment caused by fatigue, conflict, extreme cold or heat, substance abuse and other factors could make us a hazard to ourselves and others. Take these steps to reduce the risk.
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If you're about to welcome employees back into the workplace, ensure they will be protected from COVID-19 by conducting a pandemic-specific hazard assessment.
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Establishing terms of reference and understanding its role in remote workplaces are just two of the ways JHSCs can overcome COVID-19 obstacles and maximize their effectiveness.
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Sign me upBeing on call all the time is unhealthy and ultimately unproductive. Instead, limit after-hours communication with these six tips.
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Learn moreLes employeurs proposeront bientôt des modèles de retour au travail permanents (présentiel à temps plein, télétravail à temps plein ou un mode hybride), le moment est donc tout indiqué pour envisager
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As workplaces prepare to assume a more permanent office model (full-time office, full-time home office, or a hybrid of the two), now is the ideal time to consider possible ergonomic implications.
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Selon Pam Patry, chef intérimaire du programme de lutte contre la pandémie, chargée des opérations sur le terrain à WSPS, l’augmentation considérable de l’ampleur, de la gravité et du caractère imprév
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A dramatic surge in the size, scope, and unpredictability of extreme weather events around the globe makes including them in your emergency preparedness essential, says Pam Patry, WSPS’ Acting Pandemi
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Prevention Works, Ontario’s ambitious new 5-year health and safety strategy, offers help for employers in the form of more targeted and affordable training options, new prevention strategies
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A dramatic surge in the size, scope, and unpredictability of extreme weather events around the globe makes including them in your emergency preparedness essential
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Does your workplace have a policy and procedures to deal with these and other causes of impairment, such as working in extreme temperatures, or exposure to toxic substances?
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Over the last 18 months, we've all been diligently cleaning and sanitizing workplace surfaces as part of our efforts to reduce transmission of COVID-19.
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With pandemic restrictions easing and employees returning to the workplace, this is an ideal time to take the pulse of your workforce and tap into their ideas for improving processes and procedures.
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Since the pandemic began, inspectors with the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development have conducted 60,000 field visits, with more in the works.
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Virtual fatigue, Zoom gloom… these are just two terms that capture the mental and psychological exhaustion triggered by stressful, unproductive virtual meetings.
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The reopening of businesses, recreational and leisure destinations in Ontario is improving our sense of well-being, yet many of us are still plagued by pandemic weariness.
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After months of pandemic inactivity, employees who are heading back to work may be much more vulnerable to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
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At the beginning of the pandemic, instances of COVID-fuelled anger started making the news as businesses introduced measures to reduce the risk of exposure.
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