Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Resources
Looking for legislation, standards or industry-specific health and safety resources? Our free library brings Canadian occupational health and safety information together in one place. Whether you manage your program internally or work with VirtuOHS, it's here for you.
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Free Templates & Tools
Practical documents you can put to work right away. Download them, adapt them to your operation, and if you'd like help making them fit, we're here.
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Corrective Action Effectiveness Verification
Use once a corrective action has been in place long enough to see how it performs during real work. The goal is to confirm it works, not just that it was completed.
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Observation Card
A collaborative card for supervisors and workers to talk through how a task is being done. The supervisor records what they observe, the worker shares their perspective, and together they agree on next steps. It isn’t job specific, so it works for any task in any workplace.
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Think It Through Self-Assessment
A one-page check-in for workers to use during prework or any time conditions change. Six quick questions walk through what’s in front of them, what they know, what could happen, the pressures they’re under, how they’re doing and who they can check with, before they make their call.
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Federal vs Ontario OHS
For First Nations Organizations, what changes when your workplace crosses jurisdictions
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ON: Roles and Responsibilities
Quick reference cards for Ontario's four core roles: Employer, Supervisor, Worker, and the Joint Health and Safety Committee or Representative. Each one covers what that role is responsible for under the OHSA, written in plain language, with the section references there if you need them.
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Health and Safety Committee Agenda
A Health and Safety Committee meeting doesn't need to run long, but it does need a clear structure and visible follow-through. We put together a 30 to 45 minute agenda with an energy tip built into every section to keep the room focused, engaged and moving.
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Field Crew Emergency Quick Reference
A two-sided, fill-in emergency card that puts site location, emergency contacts, communications, equipment locations, response steps and a site map in one place for field crews.
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Vehicle Circle Check
A pre-trip inspection checklist covering the walk-around, fluids, cab controls, safety equipment, safe reversing with spotter hand signals, driver readiness, and defect reporting and sign-off.
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Mental Health, Disability & Support Resources Across Canada
A guide to official federal, provincial and territorial resources for crisis support, mental health, disability, caregiving and workplace rights across all 13 jurisdictions.
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