The Aceis HSEP Success Plan – What is It?

The tool to help you succeed in your health and safety excellence program topic implementation The HSEp success plan is a tool that establishes the steps to successfully carry out a health and safetyprogram and fulfill the topic requirements for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)Health and Safety Excellence Program (HSEp).It helps plan out … Read more

4 Terms Demystified – Health and Safety Policies

Health and safety policies are a useful way to keep workers safe in the workplace. These are just one part of a companies larger health and safety culture and a large part of that culture is understanding the terminology. The problem is, in health and safety especially, there are a lot of terms that overlap, … Read more

4 Reasons for Reviewing Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

The implementation and review of health and safety policies and procedures can be a long and arduous process. For this and several other reasons, many companies’ policies and procedures are often treated as if they are set in stone; not to be questioned, only followed.

5 Benefits of Joining the WSIB Excellence Program

The WSIB Excellence program aims to create a network between businesses and WSIB approved providers. It is designed to connect companies to providers that have the experience to help design, maintain, or upgrade health and safety policies, procedures, and systems in general. rEBATES The WSIB Excellence program awards your organization for developing health and safety … Read more

5 steps of Health and Safety Management

Health and Safety Management is a crucial part of any business irrespective of its size or industry. It not only helps in building a positive reputation for the business but also boosts financial performance by cutting down accident-related costs. The 5 steps listed below are an essential part of any health and safety program developed … Read more

Hurdles to Implementing a Safety Management System

Implementing a health and safety management system may appear like a difficult job. Health & safety management systems are tools that help associations continually improve its health and safety performance. They contain organizational elements that follow a continuous cycle of planning, implementing, checking, and improving.  When developing and implementing a health and safety systems at any workplace, it is important to remember that communication is key … Read more

What is an Occupational Health and Safety Management System

An Occupational Health & Safety Management system is a coordinated & systematic approach to managing the health & safety risks. OHSMS help associations to constantly improve their compliance to health & safety standards and legislations. By doing so, OHSMS becomes more effective in consistently identifying hazards, mitigating risks and minimize the potential for incidents/illness.  Benefits of a Occupational Health & Safety … Read more

Assessing Hazards for COR

COR, or the Certificate of Recognition, is a certification for companies to try and standardize the way workplaces deal with health and safety. In Ontario, this accreditation process is just coming into effect, which means many companies are not aware of the difficulties in receiving certification, as well as holding onto it once received.