The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released its schedule of workplace inspection blitzes for the period from May 2015 to March 2016. The schedule gives employers advance notice of what MOL inspectors will look for when they visit workplaces.
The “province-wide” occupational health and safety blitz schedule is as follows (the MOL has also released a schedule for its “Provincial Initiatives” and “Regional Initiatives”, which can be found on the MOL’s website):
|
Focus |
Sector/Business Type |
Date |
| Struck By Hazards | Construction | May – June 2015 |
| New and Young Workers | Industrial | May – August 2015 |
| Trenching Hazards | Construction | July – August 2015 |
| Mobile Equipment Traffic Control Measures | Mining | July – August 2015 |
| Material Handling | Industrial | September 14 – October 23, 2015 |
| Heavy Equipment Operation | Construction | October – November 2015 |
| Modular Training | Mining | October – November 2015 |
| Safe Operation of Machinery | Industrial | January 18 – February 26, 2016 |
| Occupational Disease
|
Mining | February – March 2016
|
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