Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Offences and penalties on this page skip this page navigation the ministry may initiate a prosecution against any regulated person including employers, supervisors, and workers for a contravention of the act or the regulations, or for failing to comply with an order of an inspector, a director or the minister subsection 661. Occupational health and safety act book the green book 4s. We all share the goal of making ontarios workplaces safe and healthy.
Occupational health and safety strategy 3 the chief prevention officer shall develop a written provincial occupational health and safety strategy that includes, a a statement of occupational health and safety goals. Ontario occupational health and safety act and regulations. Dealing with safety risks and following the rules and regulations of the ohsa are mandatory legal requirements for all ontario employers. This page provides access to the ministry of labours health and safety publications. Orderline occupational health and safety act and regulations. The premium green book with a punched hole pay less and get more the 2020 occupational health and safety act with regulations for ontario is a resource that fulfills the provincial requirement for your organization to post the ontario occupational health and safety act and includes all applicable regulations. Occupational health and safety act and regulations worksafe. The ministry of labour has a guide to the occupational health and safety act open with chrome as well as an occupational health and safety act. More information on the roles of the joint health and safety committee and the health and safety representative can be found in this guide and the guide for joint health and safety committees and health and safety representatives in the workplace. Role of the ontario ministry of labour health and safety inspector. Do you have your copy of the occupational health and safety act. The most frequently accessed regulations are separated via tabs, placed in the beginning sections of the book, and they are complimented with their own corresponding.
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