A Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act for Farming Operations

Issued: March 2006
ISBN 1-4249-1703-4
Print version [ 463 KB / 66 pages ]
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See also: Farming Operations

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction

1. About this Guide
2. About the Occupational Health and Safety Act
   • The Workplace Partnership
   • The Rights of Workers
   • Duties of Employers and Other Persons
   • Enforcement
   • Regulations
3. Which Farming Operations Are Covered by the Act?
4. Duties of Employers, Supervisors, Workers, and Suppliers
   • General Duties of Employers on Farming Operations
   • Duties of Employers Concerning Toxic Substances
   • Notices Required from Employers
   • Duties of Supervisors
   • Duties of Suppliers
   • Duties of Corporate Officers and Directors
   • Duties of Workers
5. Worker Health and Safety Representatives and Joint Health and Safety Committees
   • Worker Health and Safety Representatives
   • Confidentiality of Information
   • Joint Health and Safety Committees
   • The Powers of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
   • Employer's Duty to Co operate with the Committee
   • Certified Members of Joint Health and Safety Committees
   • Confidentiality of Information
6. The Right to Refuse Work
7. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
   • Certification of Joint Health and Safety Committee
   • Members
   • Education and Training
   • Health and Safety Training Centres, Clinics and Safety Associations
   • Employer Accreditation
   • Other Functions
8. Enforcement

Appendices

• Appendix A: How to Prepare an Occupational Health and Safety Policy on a Farming Operation
• Appendix B: Regulations made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act that apply to Farming Operations
• Appendix C: Ministry of Labour--Occupational Health and Safety Contact Information
• Appendix D
  • Notice of Critical Injury or Fatality
  • Notice of Occurrence or Occupational Illness