The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) outlines the specific duties of
Ontario employers.
Employers must take all reasonable precautions to protect the health and safety
of anyone at or near the workplace. Some of their duties include:
| • | complying with, and ensuring that
workers comply with, the act and regulations
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| • | posting a copy of the act in the
workplace
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| • | preparing a written occupational health
and safety policy, reviewing the policy at least once a year, setting up a
program to implement the policy, and posting a copy in the workplace
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| • | providing safety instruction and job
training
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| • | ensuring that workers have the right
equipment and safety gear to do their job safely
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| • | providing and maintaining equipment in
good condition
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| • | ensuring that workers use equipment and
protective devices properly
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| • | ensuring workers are not exposed to
health and safety hazards
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| • | informing workers of any potential or
actual health and safety hazards in the workplace that are known to the
employer
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| • | keeping and maintaining accurate
records of the handling, storage, use, and disposal of biological, chemical
or physical agents
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| • | following proper procedures in case of
injury:
| o | giving first aid
immediately
| | o | getting the person to a
doctor or hospital if necessary
| | o | investigating the
incident and reporting the injury, without delay, to the proper authorities
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| • | appointing
competent supervisors
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| • | having worker representation for health
and safety, and co-operating with these representatives
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| • | providing health and safety
representatives with the results of any occupational health and safety
report that the employer has and advising workers of the results of the
report
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