Let’s Get Ready… for Health & Safety!
The provincial Ministry of Labour (MoL) is visiting family practice health teams (FHTs & CHCs) across Ontario to carry out proactive inspections. These inspections are designed to determine compliance with the Ontario Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and associated regulations. AFHTO has partnered with Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) to help our members get ready.
Everybody plays an important role in preventing injuries and illnesses at work. Our partnership with PSHSA prepares you for MoL initiatives by providing additional resources to make your workplace healthy and safe. Here is the list of the recent webinars with links:
- Ministry’s inspection initiative and its focus. Watch a recording here.
- How to Engage Everyone in an Integrated FHT. You can access the webinar here.
Our online Health & Safety Resources Webpage is now live!
This new section of our website contains a collection of free health and safety resources, including fact sheets, checklists, web tutorials and posters, tailored specifically to the unique occupational hazards faced by AFHTO members. The resources change regularly, so remember to check back often for new information and tools.
Health and Safety Resource Manual: a compilation of essential tools, information, and steps to developing a health and safety program within your team. Everything you need to know in one, simple manual!
Sample Policies : As part of this new partnership with AFHTO, PSHSA is developing a core set of occupational health and safety policies and procedures. Policies and Programs including the following are now available to AFHTO members free of charge* on the webpage :
- Health and Safety Policy
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Hazard Recognition
- JHSC/Health and Safety Representative
- Training
- Incident/Injury Investigation
- Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy/Program
- First-Aid Requirements
* Other customizable health and safety policies and procedures are available for purchase.
eLearning training courses for basic compliance are available as a bundled package or individual purchase through PSHSA. More information is available here.
Regional workshops: AFHTO will be working with each Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) representative to explore interest in regional workshops. These workshops would be a half-day training session by a PSHSA consultant in your region, on topics of your choosing. Stay tuned… more to come! UPDATE – Prevention of Workplace Violence is a priority indicator for the 2018 Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) from HQO. The resources on this page will help you address this indicator in your QIP. See also HQO’s guidance document (LINK http://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/documents/qi/qip/guidance-workplace-violence-en.pdf) and report on how teams addressed this question last year. (LINK:http://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/documents/qi/qip/workplace-violence-report-en.pdf ). See this page for more resources to help you with this year’s QIP. (LINK: https://www.afhto.ca/news-events/news/measure-and-quality-improve/help-for-your-2018-qips/) .