Human Resources Legislative Update

Ontario Launches Consultation on Development of Occupational Health and Safety Strategy

Human Resources Legislative Update

Ontario Launches Consultation on Development of Occupational Health and Safety Strategy

Date: March 25, 2013

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has launched a consultation process further to the development of its first province-wide integrated occupational health and safety strategy. It has issued a consultation paper, “An Integrated Occupational Health and Safety Strategy for Ontario”, for review and comment by stakeholders.

Feedback is invited on issues such as:

  • addressing the needs of vulnerable workers;
  • providing support for small businesses regarding occupational health and safety issues;
  • support for high hazard activities through, for example, the development of training standards;
  • identification of additional steps to protect workers from occupational disease; and
  • effective support for workplace parties.

The deadline for comments on the consultation paper is May 17, 2013