Today’s numerous occupational health and safety regulations require a compliance strategy. Protect your personal and corporate interests, minimize labour conflicts, and maintain high employee morale and productivity by knowing and following health and safety laws. The Employer's Health and Safety Manual – Ontario Edition, Second Edition has the complete text of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, plus vital information on meeting OH&S responsibilities and obligations.

Checklists and sample forms for supervisors and front-line managers are provided for use in inspections, order appeals, safety-related work refusals, and workplace accidents. The easy-to-understand style and accessible format will help your company determine the duties and liabilities of employers, officers and directors, supervisors, employees, and other parties. Cope with inspections and investigations and minimize the shut-down risk recognize areas in which you could be penalized or prosecuted, understand WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) compliance for employers and suppliers, set up an effective accident reporting system to ensure due diligence in your workplace.

With a detailed table of cases and an exhaustive appendix, this manual covers all the important topics such as the administration of health and safety in Ontario, the government administrative structure, suties and potential liabilities of workplace parties, inspections, investigations and rrders by the Ministry of Labour, certified members and the stop-work power, refusal to work and safety grounds, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), appendices, and more.