Accreditation Program for Ontario Workplaces
Regional Information Sessions – Accreditation for Ontario Workplaces Pilot Program
The WSIB has scheduled regional information sessions to provide an overview of the Accreditation for Ontario Workplaces Pilot Program. The sessions will start at 9:00AM and run until 10:30AM. The content of the presentation includes:
- History of the Program
- Who is eligible for the program
- Roles of the various participants
- Accreditation process including the steps to obtaining accreditation status
- Accrediting Partners and Accreditation Auditors
- Accreditation reward
- Pilot process
August 11, 2008 Update
We have added a session in Ottawa on September 17, 2008. All other sessions are now full.
Please e-mail us at accreditation@wsib.on.ca if you would like to have your name placed on a waiting list for future sessions.
Schedule of Presentations:
Oshawa - August 12, 2008
Holiday Inn Oshawa
1011 Bloor Street East, Oshawa
905-576-5101
Mississauga – August 14, 2008
Center for Health and Safety Innovation, Presentation Centre
5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga
Sudbury - August 19 2008
Quality Inn
390 Elgin Street South, Sudbury
705-675-1273
Windsor - August 26, 2008
Casino Windsor
377 Riverside Drive East, Windsor
519-258-7878
Ottawa - September 17, 2008
9 AM to 10:30 AM
Chimo Hotel
1199 Joseph Cyr Street, Ottawa (Gloucester)
613-744-1060
If you are interested in attending one of these information sessions, please e-mail us at accreditation@wsib.on.ca at least 2 days prior to your session date.
Sarnia - August 27, 2008
Lambton Area Builders Exchange (LABE) Safety Group has graciously offered to host an information session on August 27, 2008 from 10:30 am to noon.
St. Clair Corporate Centre
265 Front Street, Sarnia
Gateway Room, 5th Floor
519 332-5223
If you are interested in attending the Sarnia information session, please contact LABE Safety Group directly by e-mail at labesafetygroup@cogeco.ca at least 2 days prior to the session date.
Please note: These sessions are repeat presentations of the May 23rd Stakeholder Session at the Center of Health and Safety Innovation.
If you have any questions, please contact Nella Orsini at 416 344-4453 or email accreditation@wsib.on.ca.
Ensuring healthy and safe workplaces for all Ontarians is a key priority for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. We look forward to your ongoing support and input as we move forward with our health and safety system partners, employers and workers across this province on the Road to Zero – the elimination of all workplace injuries and illnesses.
Background Information
To assist and encourage employers to create a positive health and safety culture and safety habits, the WSIB is working together with stakeholder groups to develop an Accreditation Program for Ontario Workplaces.
Accreditation will recognize employers who are motivated to achieve high standards for health and safety practice and align with the WSIB’s vision to eliminate all workplace injuries.
The first stage in this process was to hold information sessions for employer and worker stakeholders and obtain feedback on a consultation paper on accreditation for Ontario workplaces.
Summary of feedback received:
Stakeholder feedback has been incorporated into a draft Pilot Program Standard. For your information this is the draft Accreditation for Ontario Workplaces Pilot Standard (1.5m, pdf).
For further information, please contact:
Nella Orsini, Project Manager, Accreditation Program
Prevention Division
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
Telephone: 416 344-4453 or 1-800-663-6639, extension 4453
E-mail: accreditation@wsib.on.ca
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