Unsure about an employer's obligations and liabilities under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act? This is the program for you. We will discuss the basic duties of employers and workers under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, along with areas of occupational health and safety law where employers tend to attract liability. We will also provide instruction on how to implement recent amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Essentially, this program will help you understand and navigate Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act. We will discuss the most important takeaways of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for employers, including aspects of the legislation that employers tend to forget or misinterpret most often. We will also discuss recent amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act made within the past year and provide suggestions on how to implement these tips easily.
Learning objectives:
- Understand how the Occupational Health and Safety Act is set out
- Understand the main goals of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Knowledge of the most important duties for employers, and workers, under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Knowledge of the ways in which employers tend to attract liability under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Understanding of recent amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and how to implement these changes easily
Who should attend?
Human resources professionals with low to intermediate familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.