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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Ontario unleashes OHS enforcement blitz Province targets young, new workers in summer safety campaign The Ontario government is launching a four-month occupational health and safety blitz which focuses on young and new workers. а The aim of the blitz is to increase workplace safety, enhance productivity, avoid costs associated with workersтАЩ compensation and reducing the strain on the health-care system. а Which workplaces are likely to be targeted? The new criteria that are going to be used to identify unsafe workplaces are looking at workplace with higher than average lost-time injury rates and claim costs (previous criteria); whether the business is new; the size of the business and the presence of new and/or vulnerable workers. а The blitz will focus on manufacturing, logging, farming and services, especially on retail stores, wholesalers, restaurants and vehicle sales. а The ministry has devised plans for specific industries for instance for the industrial, health care, construction, and mining sectors. а тАШYoungтАЩ and тАШnewтАЩ workers A young worker is considered to be someone between the ages 14 and 24.а A new worker is defined as someone aged 25 and older who have been on the job for less than six months or who has been reassigned to a new position. а People subject to this blitz include newly hired or assigned temporary, full-time or part-time employees, including in a supervisory role or with experience in the industry. а What are inspectors looking for? Attention will be paid to whether young and new workers: тАвare of minimum working age тАвhave received appropriate orientation and training тАвare appropriately supervised тАвare protected by appropriate safety measures, including personal protective equipment, guarding of electrical hazards, proper ergonomics and fall prevention equipment тАвare protected from violence and harassment in the workplace. DonтАЩt wait: Prepare now It is important for employers to make the prevention of workplace injury a priority.а Organizations should consider how they can best respond to the current health and safety blitz. а Organizations should look at their health and safety policies and practices then focus on orientation, training and supervision. а If you have practices and policies that meet the requirements then it is also important to assess whether employees are aware of the practices and policies. а It is also necessary for the necessary documentation to be ready for blitz inspectors. а So start the necessary process to make sure your workplace meet the requirement for the health and safety blitz. а Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-07-05 18:21:37 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Other posts tagged job site inspections, health and safety, workplace injuries: · [Performance management should involve an evaluation of employee engagement] · [Construction industry has highest number of traumatic brain injuries in US workplace] · [Workers at nail salons may be at higher risk of harmful exposure to toxins] · [Welders may be at increased risk for brain damage] · [Reducing the impact of power tools vibrations] · [Daylight Saving can be hazardous to your health] · [Younger People Have More Workplace Injuries] · [Work Zone Safety Tips] · [Top Three Myths about Workplace Injuries] · [Nurses say violence `part of the job`] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! 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