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Ministry of Labour

Prevention Starts Here

Health & Safety at Work

Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training

Public Services Health & Safety Association Safety Group Chapter Meeting

April 23, 2014

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Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation

On November 15, 2013 the MOL announced the Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training (O. Reg 297/13), under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, coming into force on July 1, 2014.The regulation requires basic occupational health and safety training for workers and supervisors, setting out content and record keeping requirements, and limited exemptions. This regulation was developed after consultation with stakeholders and is the first of its kind in North America.Mandatory awareness training fulfils two priority recommendations from the Expert Advisory Panel Report:

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The MOL should require mandatory health and safety awareness training for all workers. (Recommendation 14) þ

The MOL should require mandatory health and safety awareness training for all supervisors who are responsible for frontline workers. (Recommendation 15)

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The Awareness Training Program Suite

The Ministry of Labour has developed a suite of training programs, available at no cost, to facilitate compliance with the regulation. All programs in the suite are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and available in multiple formats and multiple languages (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese). The awareness training program suite offers employers choice - employers can use their own training as long as it satisfies the requirements in the regulation.The free training program suite can be downloaded from the MOL website. • This material is also available in print at ServiceOntario.

The free training program suite includes:• The “Prevention Starts Here” – mandatory poster;• The “Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps” workbook and associated employer

guide;• The “Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 Steps” workbook and associated

employer guide; and• eLearning modules for workers and supervisors.• The ”Guide to OHSA Requirements for Basic Awareness Training”

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The Mandatory Poster – Prevention Starts Here

As of October 1, 2012, employers have had to post the mandatory “Prevention Starts Here Poster” in English and the majority language of the workplace.

The poster is available at no-cost for download on the MOL website at http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pubs/poster_prevention.php.• The poster is also available in print from ServiceOntario.

Additional Languages:Français

–اللغة العربیة – Arabic 中文(繁體) – Chinese (Traditional) 中文(简体) – Chinese (Simplified) �ह�द� भाषा – Hindi Italiano – Italian 한국어 – Korean Ìgbò – Igbo (Nigerian) Oji-Cree – Oji-Cree Polski – Polish Português – Portuguese ਪੰਜਾਬੀ – Punjabi Русский – Russian Español – Spanish Tagalog – Tagalog தமி� – Tamil

–اردو – Urdu Tiếng Việt – Vietnamese

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Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps workbook and employer guide

These are available at no cost for download on the MOL website at http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/workers.php.• These workbooks are also available at no cost in print from Serv iceOntario.

Employer guide available to assist in program delivery.A completed workbook should be kept as a record of training.

Additional Languages:Français - French 中文(繁體) - Chinese (Traditional)中文(简体) - Chinese (Simplified)�ह�द� भाषा - Hindi Português - Portugueseਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi Español - Spanish اردو - - Urdu

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Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 Steps workbook and employer guide

These are available at no cost for download on the MOL website at http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/supervisors.php.• These workbooks are also available at no cost in print from Serv iceOntario.

Employer guide available to assist in program delivery.A completed workbook should be kept as a record of training.

Additional Languages:Français - French 中文(繁體) - Chinese (Traditional)中文(简体) - Chinese (Simplified)�ह�द� भाषा - Hindi Português - Portugueseਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi Español - Spanish اردو - - Urdu

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Awareness eLearning Modules§ Launched on November 15, 2013.

§ The modules convey basic occupational health and safety knowledge to a wide audience.

§ Each module takes approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.

§ Upon completion, a certificate can be printed/saved as a portable and transferable record of training.

§ The modules are AODA compliant and can be accessed using:

• Google Chrome 17+

• Safari 5.1+

• Internet Explorer 9+.

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Questions or comments related to the eLearning modules should be sent to the following email address:

awarenessfeedback@ontario.ca

eLearning for Workers

§ The module is comprised of 4 steps, and includes sectional quizzes and other testing/knowledge transfer components.

§ The module conveys:

• Duties and rights of workers;

• Duties of employers and supervisors;

• Roles of joint health and safety committees/health and safety representatives;

• Roles of the MOL, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and designated entities;

• Common workplace hazards;

• Requirements set out in WHMIS; and

• Occupational illness and latency.

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eLearning for Supervisors

§ The module is comprised of 5 steps, and includes sectional quizzes and other testing/knowledge transfer components.

§ The module conveys:

• Duties and rights of workers;

• Duties of employers and supervisors;

• Roles of joint health and safety committees/health and safety representatives;

• Roles of the MOL, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and designated entities;

• How to recognize, assess, and control workplace hazards and how to evaluate those controls; and

• Where to find additional sources of health and safety information.

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Additional Activities on the Horizon

The MOL is developing additional accessible, no-cost, low-literacy eLearning modules for workers and supervisors. This resource will be available in:

Additional employer training resources, such as: a program ‘gap-analysis’ tool, record keeping tool, and knowledge verification tool are being developed by the MOL with an anticipated release in Spring 2014.

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• English• French• Cantonese• Mandarin• Spanish

• Portuguese• Hindi• Urdu• Punjabi