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Last week changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act passed as part of the Working for Workers Six Act. Key changes include: ◼️ Worker Trades Committees Empowering the Minister to mandate Worker Trades Committees on certain projects. ◼️ Out-of-Province OHS Training Allowing the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) to grant equivalency for out-of-province health and safety training. ◼️ Employer Duties for PPE Strengthening employer duties to ensure personal protective equipment fits correctly and is appropriate in section 25 of the Act. ◼️ New Fines for Corporations Establishing new minimum fines of $500,000 for repeat health and safety convictions. Want to learn more? Check out WorkBright’s latest article to ensure your workplace is prepared for these changes. 🔴 Contact WorkBright today to enhance health and safety in your workplace.

Occupational Hygiene Services by WorkBright™ Creating safer, healthier workplaces starts with addressing occupational hazards like chemical exposures and noise. WorkBright™ provides expert occupational hygiene services to help you stay compliant and protect your workforce.   🔴 Our Key Services Include: Exposure Monitoring for chemicals such as silica, welding fumes, gases and vapours and more. Noise Assessments: Prevent noise-induced hearing loss with evaluations and tailored hearing loss prevention programs. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Comprehensive assessments. Respiratory Protection: Fit testing and program development to meet regulations.   🔴 Why WorkBright™? Led by Mike Russo, ROH, CRSP, our team ensures you receive actionable, regulation-compliant strategies tailored to your workplace.   Take control of workplace health hazards.  Contact WorkBright™ today to learn more about our expert occupational hygiene services.

When it comes to workplace health and safety, we don’t sugarcoat things… except maybe donuts. 🍩 Workbright is out today helping a client with a workplace exposure assessment for noise and carbon dioxide (CO2) - air quality. Seven boxes of appreciation for a client making sweet progress in creating a safer and healthier workplace. #NIHL #CO2 #OccupationalHygiene

It’s that special time of year when companies gather to toast achievements and celebrate the season. But remember, even office holiday parties can come with unexpected hazards.   Common Workplace Party Pitfalls: 1. Slippery walking surfaces from ice and snow. 2. Trips over cables and uneven floor mats. 3. Driving under the influence—let’s keep the roads as safe as our celebrations. 4. Ensuring all interactions respect personal boundaries to prevent violence and harassment. Taking simple precautions can ensure that your holiday gathering is remembered for the right reasons. Why risk the festive cheer when a little planning can keep everyone safe and sound?   Contact WorkBright™ for tips and guidance on planning your safe seasonal celebration.   Regardless of whether your company is celebrating the season or not, from all of us at WorkBright™, we wish you a Merry Christmas and safe holiday season!

Creating your own health and safety training course can feel like a monumental task—especially for organizations with a growing team of instructors or for companies who provide training. Why take the risk of delaying your training rollout or missing the mark on consistency in delivery across your team? At WorkBright™, we specialize in developing tailored health and safety training solutions that help you: ▪️ Save time ▪️ Promote consistency ▪️ Provide accurate and up-to-date OHS information Whether you're a workplace or a training organization, and whether you need in-class or eLearning solutions, we design health and safety training the right way—ensuring it reaches those who need it most in a clear, impactful manner. Let’s make your health and safety training work for you. Contact WorkBright™ today to get started.

In case you missed it, Luiza Vikhnovich of Sherrard Kuzz LLP joined Mike Russo, CRSP, ROH of WorkBright™ in our recent webinar to break down some critical updates to the Occupational Health & Safety Act. One of the most significant? The changes to the Act affecting telework. Here is what some attendees had to say. 👉 “𝐀𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.” 👉 “𝐈 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.” 👉 “𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐳𝐚!” A warm thank you to Luiza for sharing her invaluable expertise! If you’re looking for support with employment and labour law, reach out to Luiza. Missed the webinar? Let us know and we can send you the full 30-minute recording so you don't miss out. And for occupational health, safety, and hygiene consulting, reach out to us - WorkBright™ is here to help your organization protect its employees from harm and ensure OHS compliance. #OHS #Ontario #HealthAndSafety #Workplace #Law

‘Tis the season when WorkBright™ usually mails out our holiday cards to clients and friends—but this year, our plans have been “stamped out” by postal disruptions. The true highlight isn’t the delivery though—it’s the impact: 👉 With your support, we raised $2,316 for Steps for Life in 2024, a charity that supports families after a workplace fatality, life-altering injury or occupational disease. 👉 Our most downloaded resources in 2024 to make workplaces healthier and safer: 1️⃣ Heat Stress Control Planning & Poster 2️⃣ Health & Safety Compliance Plans 3️⃣ How we helped a large organization become CPO-approved to offer Working at Heights training. While our cards may be parked for now, our gratitude is as strong as ever, as is our health and safety-driven focus. Thank you to all our clients and supporters for making 2024 so impactful. Here’s to one more prosperous (and mail-friendly 🤞) month to lead us to 2025! #WorkBright

Don't miss your chance to stay ahead of the curve! This can't-miss webinar on recent updates to the Occupational Health and Safety Act is just 1 day away. We've had a very strong registration so far, and there's still time to secure your spot - don't miss out. Details for registration are in the comments. #OHS #HealthAndSafety #Ontario #Workplace #Law

WorkBright™ was delighted to contribute to our client Cynergy Mechanical’s holiday food drive. We are proud to work with companies that not only prioritize the health and safety of their employees, but who also give back to the communities they work in. It’s teamwork like this that makes our work truly rewarding. 

Cutting, grinding, drilling, coring, and pouring materials like cement, concrete, asphalt, or stone, and granite countertops can expose workers to silica dust. Is your workplace confident that it’s adequately protecting workers and meeting legal health and safety requirements for silica? 🔴 WorkBright™ If you’re uncertain or want to ensure you’re protecting your workforce, reach out to us.