All Canadian employers must develop, implement, and maintain a worker education program to enable workers to work safely with hazardous products and materials. We can help you learn more about WHMIS and make plans to complete your training.
‘Stress’ is a word you hear every day. The reality is that stress is a leading cause of absenteeism in the workplace. As an employer, you should know what your responsibilities are when employees show signs of stress or take a stress-related leave of absence. To help you understand this rising issue in business, we have put together background information on some of the most common questions.
The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act came into effect on June 20
th, 2011. The purpose of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act is to protect the public by addressing or preventing dangers to human health or safety that are posed by consumer products in Canada. If you are a manufacturer, importer, retailer, advertiser, product tester or product packager of a consumer product, this act applies to you.
Focusing on safety is one way to minimize liability and risk within your business – and that translates into a healthy bottom line.
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is a nationwide system to provide information on hazardous materials used in the workplace.