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  • Category: Emergency Procedures
    • Ontario Now Requires Naloxone Kits in At-Risk Workplaces
    • Ontario Providing Free Naloxone Kits in Workplaces
  • Category: Enforcement
    • Ontario Enhancing Workplace Health and Safety Increases to Maximum Fines Will Strengthen Compliance
  • Category: Ergonomics
    • Safety Blitz Targets Cause of Top Workplace Injuries
  • Category: Government Connections
    • Regulations and Statutes in Force as of January 1, 2020
    • Ontario To Reward Safe Employers
    • Ministry of Labour’s 100th Anniversary Exhibit
    • Premier’s statement on changes to the Executive Council, renaming the Ministry of Labour
  • Category: Indoor Air Quality
    • Ontario Further Improving School Ventilation
  • Category: Infectious Disease
    • COVID-19 Booster Recommended for High-Risk Individuals This Spring
    • Chief Medical Officer of Health Releases 2022 Annual Report
    • Ontarians Can Now Visit Local Pharmacies for Paxlovid Prescriptions
    • Ontarians 18+ Eligible for Bivalent Booster Starting Tomorrow
    • Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible for Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Dose
    • Minister of Education Welcomes Students Back to a Normal, Stable and Enjoyable School Year
    • Ontario Launches its Plan to Catch Up
    • Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible for Second Booster Shot
    • Statement from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health
    • Ontario Moving to Next Phase of Reopening on February 17
    • Ontario Expanding Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Students and Education Staff
    • Ontario Launching School-based Vaccine Clinics as Students Return to In-person Learning
    • Ontario Takes Action to Support Staffing Access in Schools
    • Ontario Accelerating Boosters for Education and Child Care Staff
    • Ontario Temporarily Moving to Modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen
    • Ontario Updating Public Health Measures and Guidance in Response to Omicron
    • Ontario Further Strengthening Response to Omicron
    • Ontario Launching Holiday Pop-Up Testing Blitz
    • All Ontarians 18+ Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Appointments at Three-Month Interval
    • Ontario Taking Action to Protect Against Omicron Variant
    • Ontario Enhancing COVID-19 Winter Testing
    • Building on Ontario’s Plan to Keep Schools Safe and Open for In-person Learning
    • Government Takes Further Action to Protect Schools
    • Targeted COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Screening to Keep Students Safe
    • Students Head Back to Class in Safer Schools
    • Ontario to Require Proof of Vaccination in Select Settings
    • Ontario Working with Public Health Units to Run COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics in Schools
    • Youth Aged 12-17 Across Ontario Eligible for Accelerated Second Dose
    • Remote Learning to Continue across Ontario for the Remainder of School Year
    • Ontario Accelerates Rollout of Second Shots Targeting a Two-Dose Summer
    • COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Expanding to Youth 12+ Ahead of Schedule
    • Ontario Acting to Combat Anti-Asian Racism in Schools
    • Ontario Supports Safe and Reliable Student Transportation
    • Ontario Unveils $2 Billion Plan to Keep Schools Safe and Support Learning Recovery and Renewal
    • Ontario Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Booking for More People
    • Canada and Ontario Invest in School Infrastructure to Respond to the Impacts of COVID-19
    • Ontario Moves Schools to Remote Learning Following Spring Break
    • Additional Protections for Schools to Keep Students and Staff Safe
    • Ontario Moving to Phase Two of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
    • Populations Eligible for Phase Two COVID-19 Vaccination
    • Ontario Deploys Rapid Tests to More Essential Workplaces and Settings
    • Ontario Delays March Break in an Effort to Reduce Community Transmission of COVID-19
    • Enhanced Safety Measures in Place as In-Person Learning Resumes Across Ontario
    • Ontario Making Additional Investments to Keep Students and Staff Safe
    • 280,000 More Ontario Students to Return to Class
    • Safety of Schools Remains Priority Number One for Ontario
    • Over 100,000 Ontario Students Return to Class Beginning Next week
    • Ontario to Vaccinate up to 8.5 Million People in Phase Two
    • Ontario Declares Second Provincial Emergency to Address COVID-19 Crisis and Save Lives
    • Ontario Extends Teacher-Led Online Learning Until January 25 to Keep Students and Staff Safe in Southern Ontario
    • Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown to Stop Spread of COVID-19 and Save Lives
    • Ontario Providing Additional Funding to Enhance Safety and Protection in Schools
    • Ontario Launching COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream
    • Ontario Invests $550 Million to Build and Upgrade Schools
    • Ontario Hires Health System Leader as Education Health Advisor
    • Ontario Releases $35 Million to Hire More Staff, Improve Remote Learning in Targeted Communities
    • Ontario Revises COVID-19 Screening Guidance for Schools and Child Care
    • Ontario Launches New COVID-19 Screening Tool to Help Protect Students and Staff
    • Ontario Launches COVID-19 School and Licensed Child Care-specific Web Page
    • Keeping Students and Staff Safe as They Return to School
    • Ontario Releases COVID-19 Management Plan for Schools
    • Additional Funds Enhance Ontario’s Robust Back-to-School Plan
    • Ontario Takes Additional Steps to Better Protect Students and Staff
    • Ontario Releases Plan for Safe Reopening of Schools in September
    • Ontario Prepares for the Safe Reopening of Schools
    • Health and Safety Top Priority as Schools Remain Closed
    • School Boards Encouraged to Celebrate Student Achievement When it is Safe to Do So
    • Ontario Providing Employers with Workplace Safety Guidelines
    • School Closures Extended to Keep Students, Staff and Families Safe
    • Ontario Extends School and Child Care Closures to Fight Spread of COVID-19
    • Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020
    • Statement from Premier Ford, Minister Elliott, and Minister Lecce on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Category: Joint Health and Safety Committees
    • Ontario Launches Online Training to Promote Safe Workplaces
    • Ontario’s Health and Safety Training Heading to 21st Century
    • Student Teachers and Co-op Students are Workers under the OHSA
  • Category: Mental Health
    • Ontario Launching New Mental Health Learning and Increasing Funding
  • Category: Training
    • Ontario Expanding Safety Training and Resources to Keep Workers Safe
  • Category: Uncategorised
    • Ontario Expanding Access to Student Mental Health Supports
    • MOL clarifies definition of critical injury
  • Category: Workplace Violence
    • Ontario Combating Violence and Improving Safety in Schools
    • Ontario Strengthening Protections Against Bullying and Violence at School
    • Ontario Increasing Access to Services for Children with Autism
    • Ontario Combats Bullying in Schools
    • Ontario Taking Bold Action to Address Racism and Inequity in Schools
    • Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Central Agreements Now Ratified
    • New requirements for workplace sexual harassment