Just-released 2012/13 sector-specific enforcement plans from the Ministry of Labour provide insights into what it believes are health and safety priorities for your industry and sub-sector. These plans can help you strengthen and focus your business’ prevention activities.
You'll find more about the plans in the tables below, including upcoming enforcement blitzes by hazard and sector, as well as sample sector-based inspection findings.
What you can learn
In addition to scheduled enforcement blitzes, the industrial sector plan for 2012/13 contains individual plans for 29 sub-sectors. These individual plans can tell you about
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common hazards
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lost-time injury (LTI) rates
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most costly injuries
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most common orders
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inspection results between 2007 and 2009
8 ways you can put the information to work
The plans reflect what the ministry believes are high-priority hazards for your industry and sub-sector. Use the ministry’s priorities to
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conduct regular health and safety risk assessments, particularly for hazards that may not have been on your radar
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update your situational analysis within your business plan to support investments in your health and safety program
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build a 2012/13 framework for your health and safety program
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design your training agenda
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develop a training plan, including a safety talk checklist with your supervisors to help them improve worker awareness of hazards in their specific areas of work
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design a checklist for new employees and young workers, reminding them about the safe procedures needed to head off common hazards
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shape your joint health and safety committee’s meeting agendas and inspection schedule
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benchmark your firm’s current performance against previous and future years, and against your sub-sector.
2012/13 enforcement blitzes: industrial sector
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Enforcement Priority
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Time Period
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Focus
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Sub-sectors*
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WSPS Resource Links**
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New and young workers
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May - Aug 2012
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Young workers 14 to 24 years of age
New workers on the job less than 6 months or who were reassigned in the last 6 months
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Service • transportation • farming operations • logging • film and TV • government and workplaces not under a regulation such as the
Industrial Establishments Regulation
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Manufacturing processes
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Oct - Nov 2012
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Guarding and lockout
Worker to worker violence
Internal Responsibility System (IRS)
Occupational disease (noise and chemical exposure)
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
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Automotive • food and beverage • wood and metal fabrication • textiles and printing • pulp and paper • chemical, rubber and plastic • primary metals • ceramics • logging
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Slips, trips and falls
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Feb - March 2013
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Falls from heights
Falls from ladders, mobile ladder stands and platforms
Same-level falls
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Restaurants • education • tourism and hospitality • food, beverage and tobacco
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Occupational illness and diseases
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Ongoing
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Workplace parties’ awareness of their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations
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All sectors
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Small business
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* Sub-sectors selected for heightened enforcement are those in which either the lost-time injury (LTI) rate is higher than the average of all sub-sectors, or the decline in injury rate is lower than the average.
** WSPS's hazard assessment resources apply to all enforcement priorities
Sample sub-sector plan: office and related services
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Type of Businesses
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Common Hazards
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Injury History: 2009 - 2011
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LTI Rate/100 Workers
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Top 5 Orders
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Inspection Results:
2009-2011
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Advertising • real estate operations • temporary employment agencies • arenas • banks • collection agencies • security firms • shopping centres • travel agencies
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Ergonomics
Workplace violence
Slips and falls
MSDs
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67 critical injuries
6 fatalities
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Average: 0.72 (2008-2010)
Highest rate: 1.78 in 2010 (personnel suppliers)
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Employer duties (reasonable precaution)
Post the Act
Employer duties (prepare and review OHS policy)
Employer duties (maintenance of equipment, materials and devices)
Production of documents
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3,493 inspections
7,067 orders
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How we can help
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Check out WSPS’s range of training, consulting and information products and services, including complimentary downloads and forms, or call us for more information: 905-614-1400; 1-877-494-WSPS (9777).
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Talk to a WSPS consultant about how we can work with you to identify, assess and determine your business’s safety, health and environmental needs.
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Join WSPS’s 2013 Safety Group, a networking forum in which members work together on their businesses’ specific health and safety program goals.
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Find related sessions at an upcoming Partners in Prevention conference and trade show near you.
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Download the Ministry of Labour’s 2012/13 sector plans.