Ontario 2016-17 Safety Inspection Blitz Schedule & Compliance Resources

The Ministry of Labour (MOL) in Ontario just released its 2016-17 inspection blitzes and initiatives schedules for the OHS Program and Employment Standards Program. Specifically, the schedule details the topics that will be the focus of the MOL’s ‘Provincial Blitzes,’ which are province-wide, sector-specific enforcement initiatives.

Here’s the OHS provincial inspection blitz schedule plus links to some OHS Insider resources, including tools, to help make sure your workplace can pass inspection as to the targeted hazards.

Note that if your workplace isn’t in Ontario, your jurisdiction’s OHS enforcement agency may target similar hazards when conducting workplace inspections. So these resources can assist you in improving your OHS program as to these hazards, too.

2016-2017 OHS INSPECTION BLITZ SCHEDULE

Focus Sector(s) Dates OHS Insider Resources
Falls Construction

Industrial

Mining

May 16-July 15, 2016 Does your workplace need a fall protection plan’

The hierarchy of fall protection equipment

Preventing falls through openings

Fall Protection Equipment Inspection Checklist

New & Young Workers Industrial July 18-Sept. 2 2016 New and Young Worker Compliance Centre

Free webinar on May 18, 2016 webinar on implementing a safety awareness program for new & young workers

Mobile Cranes and Material Hoisting Construction Aug. 1-Sept. 30, 2016 Complying with the lifting device requirements

Overhead Crane Lift Calculation Form

Tower Crane Weekly & Monthly Inspection Form

Articulating Boom Crane Daily Inspection Form

Know Your Load Limits

Safe Material Tramming

Underground and Surface

Mining Sept. 1-Oct. 31, 2016 Safety in the Mining Industry
Chemical Handling Industrial Sept. 19-Oct. 31, 2016 How to switch to safer chemicals

Complying with the storage requirements for hazardous substances

WHMIS index topic

Electrical Hazards Construction Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2016 Protecting workers from overhead power lines

Electrical Safety Program Checklist

Don’t Daisy Chain Extension Cords

Don’t Take Lightning Lightly

Processing ‘ Safe Work Practices ‘ Mine Plants Mining Feb. 1-March 31, 2017 Safety in the Mining Industry