Health and Safety Legistration

Each Canadian province has its own specific legislation, although fundamentally the programs are similar in nature.

The difference in each Ministry's Requirements is very apparent when it comes to training. For example in Ontario if you are a Roofing Company, you must have each employee attend a Fall Protection Course and be issued a card, provided by the Ministry, to verify the training. The Company must also meet some procedural requirements.

The same type of legislation applies to Mining, Construction, Chainsaws, etc.

In Ontario, as in many of the other provinces, W.S.I.B. (Worker's Compensation) rates charged to each Company is based on the following criteria: a) the type of risk involved during the Company's normal business activity (example construction-high risk, office worker-low risk), and b) history of accidents reported by the Company.

W.S.I.B. (Worker's Compensation) rates can be altered if the Company has a good, sound Health and Safety Program in place and well documented. The savings to the Company can be quite significant. Think of a construction company with 10 or 20 workers paying a premium of 10% and then it is reduced to 5% or 6%.

MEQA can help you reclaim some of the money you have already paid in premiums that were unjustly inflated.

A good Health & Safety Program improves production and reduces liability.

Has your Company addressed its Health & Safety needs lately? Most Company's don't until it is too late, and an accident has occurred.

Remember, the employer always pays!

For updated information on fines levied by Ministry of Labour, click on "useful Links" then "Health & Safety Ontario" and finally type in the Quick Search window the word "Fines"


Health & Safety Legislation

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