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Healthy Workplace Resources - Physical Environment - Occupational Health & Safety
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Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada
Provides resources for worker compensation issues in Canada.
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
Provides information, advice and training on how to prevent illness and injury in the workplace.
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Canadian Health Network: Health Promotion Health Centre
Encourages people and communities to make healthy lifestyle choices and to take a more active role in their health.
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Canadian Health Network: People with Disabilities
Offers resources about people living with a disability.
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Canadian Hearing Society
Offers information on employment counselling services; interpreter services; hearing and workplace noise assessments; brochures and booklets on hearing loss, etc.
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Canadian Lung Association
Offers a Quit Smoking Guide to help people quit, and Do You Want To Quit? Information booklets online. Online educational materials and information on support groups; links to websites on teens and smoking, statistics and research; brochures on smoking; asthma and workplace air quality. Provincial Lung Associations offer specific cessation programs.
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Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Provides information about eye safety programs for the workplace in particular regions.
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Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine
Offers a wide array of articles to help the work of health and safety professionals.
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Canadian Standards Association
Assist organizations and people to understand standards through education and information products and services.
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Cold Weather Workers Safety Guide
Designed for Municipal workers, Construction workers, Road Repair Crews, Snow Removal Crews, Ski Resort Workers, and Emergency Crews. Incorporates cold weather safety tips and information about other outdoor conditions and use of machinery and equipment.
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Directory for Accessibility
Information on Ontario based organizations that provide assistance to businesses, employers and service providers on accessibility to the disabled employees and customers.
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Food Service Workers Safety Guide
Designed for employees and their supervisors in restaurants, catering establishments, hotels and fast food chains. Outlines the safe use of kitchen equipment including a new action-oriented section on cleaning and sanitizing kitchens. Also covers housekeeping safety tips and lifting procedures.
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Groundskeepers Safety Guide
Designed for Groundskeepers, Landscape Contractors and Nursery workers. Includes information on safe use of chain saws and other tools, personal protective equipment, UV, heath, cold, noise, vibration, and dust.
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Guide to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Work Injuries
Provides students, researchers and parctitioners with the tools and concepts required to conduct systematic evaluations of injury prevention initiatives and safety programs.
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Health and Safety Committees Reference Guide
Provides guidance for the formation and effective functioning of health and safety committees. Can also help you to understand your roles and responsibilities as a committee member, investigate accidents, review an OH&S Program, conduct workplace inspections and identify and control work hazards.
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Healthy Computing
Provides unbiased information on computer-related health and safety.
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Indoor Air Quality: Health and Safety Guide
This guide will help you to identify signs of indoor air quality (IAQ) problems, identify possible causes, plan actions of elimination or control of IAQ problems, understand your rights and responsibilities, and find sources of health and safety information.
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Leeds, Greenville and Lanark District Health Unit
Offers workplace health information to organizations in the Leeds, Greenville and Lanark District.
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Noise Control in Industry: A Basic Guide
Identifies and helps to recognize noise problems, take steps to control occupational noise exposure, and develop a hearing conservation program in any workplace.
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Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare
Provides information about occupational health and safety issues in BC.
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School Workers Health and Safety Guide
Outlines ways to recognize and control health and safety hazards associated with school occupations, from routine classroom activities and building maintenance to science labs, sports activities, and industrial arts shops.
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St. John Ambulance
Offers information on courses in emergency first aid, standard first aid, CPR; safety and health promotion training.
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Warehouse Workers Safety Guide
Designed for those who work in warehouses, storage facilities, bulk stores, and the transport industry. Includes monitoring health and safety performance, emergency preparedness and common health hazards and safety tips.
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Welders Health and Safety Guide
Helps recognize hazards associated with welding work; preventing accidents, injury and illness; following safe work practices; selecting and using proper personal protective equipment; and understanding your duties and rights as given in the Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre, Ontario
Provides information for workers regarding health and safety issues, including training and publications.
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Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (Ontario)
Oversees workplace safety education and training system provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work.
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Young Worker Awareness Program
Offers health and safety awareness information to young workers to protect themselves on the job.
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