PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
This resource list was created by Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA)
to support clients as they work through the Ministry of Labour’s Healthcare Sector Plan
as well as the various inspection blitzes scheduled for 2013-2014.
The resource list contains a selection of useful materials to assist organizations with
awareness and compliance regarding all of the major hazards and key health and safety
priorities listed in the Healthcare Sector Plan.
For your reference, the following documents can be found on the Ministry of Labour’s
website:
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Healthcare Sector Plan 2013-2014
2013-2014 Blitz Schedule
Should you have any questions or comments regarding the resource list, please contact
communications@pshsa.ca.
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Major hazards and key
health & safety priorities
Vulnerable Workers
(including New and Young
Workers)
Infections and Infectious
Diseases
Workplace Violence
* Resources/compliance support
Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA)
Fact Sheets:
Young Worker Orientation
Tools:
Community Care: A Tool to Reduce Workplace Hazards
Seven Step Assessment for New and Young Workers
Co-Op Education Quiz
New Worker Health & Safety Checklist
PSHSA
Tools:
Protecting Heath Care Workers From Infectious Diseases: A SelfAssessment Tool
Fact Sheets:
Occupational Illness: Requirements to Report to the Ministry of
Labour
Hand Hygiene
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Infectious Diseases
Training:
Occupational Disease
PSHSA
Handbooks:
Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace
Assessing Violence in the Community
Bullying in the Workplace
Fact Sheets:
Domestic Violence
Protecting Workers Who Work Alone
Complying with Legislation
Workplace Bullying
Posters:
Violence in the Workplace
Bullying
Domestic Violence
Respectful Workplace
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Workplace Violence
Tools:
Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Tools
Training:
Workplace Violence
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Major hazards and key
health & safety priorities
Slips, Trips and Falls
Transportation Hazards
(including Motor Vehicle
Incidents)
Musculoskeletal Disorders
(MSDs) specific to non-clienthandling
MSDs specific to client
handling (lifting, transferring
and re-positioning
patients/residents/clients)
Safety in Transition of Care
* Resources/compliance support
PSHSA
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Slips, Trips and Falls
Training:
Slips Trips and Falls
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Driving Safety for Health Care Professionals
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Safe Driving
Training:
Motor Vehicle incidents
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Participatory Ergonomics
Repetitive Work
How Does My Back Work?
How Much Can You Lift?
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Training:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Health and Safety Ontario - OHSCO MSD Resource Manual for the
MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Building a Successful Client Handling Program
Ergonomic Tips for Resident or Patient Bathrooms
Posters:
Client Mobility Logo Cards
Client Mobility Review Poster
Training:
Client Handling program Enhancement
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Transition of Care
Web Tutorials:
Transition of Care - Building a Safer System
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Major hazards and key
health & safety priorities
Internal Responsibility
System (IRS)
Competent Supervision
Occupational Illnesses and
Diseases
Workplace Hazardous
Materials Information System
(WHMIS)
* Resources/compliance support
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Physicians’ OHS Roles and Responsibilities
An Introduction to the JHSC
Health and Safety Management Systems
How to Investigate an Incident
Training:
Internal Responsibility System (IRS)
Certification Part 1
Certification Part 2
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Caught in the Middle: the Supervisor and Occupational Health and
Safety
Training:
Effective leadership Series
H&S for Managers
Ontario Ministry of Labour - Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness
in 5 Steps” Workbook and Employer Guide
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Occupational Illness: Requirements to Report to the Ministry of
Labour
Training:
Occupational Disease
Ontario Health Clinic for Ontario Workers and Public Services Health
and Safety Association: Work-related Asthma in Health Care Workers
- Booklet Fact Sheet
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
WHMIS
Posters:
WHMIS Symbols
Consumer Symbols
eLearning:
WHMIS for Everyone eLearning
Training:
WHMIS
The Ontario Ministry of Labour – WHMIS: A Guide to the Legislation
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Major hazards and key
health & safety priorities
* Resources/compliance support
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation (Reg.
860)
Exposures to hazardous
biological, chemical and
physical agents
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Radiation: Awareness for Health Care Workers
Radiation: Regulation and Application in Health Care Settings
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Chemicals
Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CRE-OD)
Biologic Hazards
Antineoplastic drugs and
other hazardous drugs
Inspections will focus on a workplace’s compliance with the OHSA
and its regulations, including, but not limited to the Workplace
Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation (Reg. 860), XRay Safety Regulation (Reg. 861) Designated Substances Regulation
(O. Reg. 490/09), Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical
Agents Regulation (Reg. 833), and O. Reg. 67/93, which addresses
anaesthetic gases and antineoplastic drugs in sections 96 and 97,
respectively.
ASSTSAS - Prevention Guide - Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Alert Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and other
Hazardous Drugs in Health care Settings
NIOSH – List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health
care Settings 2012
Personal Protective
Equipment
Needle and Sharps Safety
CDC - Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers Who
Work with Hazardous Drugs
Health and Safety Ontario - Personal Protective Equipment
PSHSA
Resource Guides:
Planning Guide to the Implementation of Safety-Engineered Medical
Sharps
Fact Sheets:
Requirement for Physicians to Use Safety-Engineered Needles
Safe Handling & Disposal of Sharps & Medical Supplies in Home
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Major hazards and key
health & safety priorities
* Resources/compliance support
Health Settings
Reporting Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) ventilation of cryogenic
gases
Asbestos
Common Industrial Hazards
Ventilation maintenance and
monitoring
Loading dock safety
Construction hazards
Ontario Regulation – Ontario Regulation 474/07 Needle Safety
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Occupational Illness: Requirements to Report to the Ministry of
Labour
PSHSA
Resource Books:
Asbestos: Worker Resource Manual
Asbestos Management Program Booklet
Training:
Asbestos Management Training
PSHSA
Resource Guides:
Confined Space Hazards Resource Book
Fact Sheets:
What is Confined Space?
Training:
Confined Space
Health and Safety Ontario – Hazard Management Tool
Ontario Ministry of Labour Guideline Document: Ventilation
Inspection and Report for Health Care and Residential Facilities
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Loading Dock Safety
Ontario Ministry of Labour -Poster - Safe at Work Ontario – Loading
Dock Safety Practices
Ontario Ministry of Labour -Video - Loading Dock Safety
Ontario Ministry of Labour - Blitz Results Loading Dock Safety
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Risk Assessment and Job Hazard Analysis
Beat the Heat: Preventing, Identifying and Treating Heat-Related
Disorders
Noise Exposure
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Major hazards and key
health & safety priorities
Contact with and struck-by
objects
Emergency management
(preparedness, response and
recovery)
* Resources/compliance support
PSHSA
Resource Books:
Machine Guarding
Training:
Safe Handling of Power Tools
Control Energy Hazards
Health and Safety Ontario – Hazard Management Tool
PSHSA
Training:
Be Pandemic Prepared: Protecting our Community and Health Care
Staff
Community Care Web Tutorials:
Fire and Emergency
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Emergency Planning and
Preparedness
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PSHSA Resources to Support Healthcare Sector Plan and Blitzes – 2013-2014
Blitzes - Healthcare Sector 2013-2014
Month, year
Enforcement
campaign/blitz
topic
May - August
2013
New and Young
Workers
September –
October 2013
Musculoskeletal
Disorders (MSDs) in
Health Care
Workplaces
* Resources/compliance support
PSHSA - New and Young Workers
Safe at Work Ontario - New and Young Workers – Keep
Them Safe
PSHSA
Fact Sheets:
Musculoskeletal Disorders (see additional links above)
Training:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Health and Safety Ontario - OHSCO MSD Resource
Manual for the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario
Safe at Work Ontario – Musculoskeletal Disorders
(MSDs): Safe Client Handling
Safe at Work Ontario - Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders
(MSDs) in Health Care Workplaces
Ontario Ministry of Labour - Video – Client Handling
Health Care
Ontario Regulation 67/93
Health Care And Residential Facilities – Housekeeping
and Waste
ASSTSAS - Prevention Guide - Safe Handling of Hazardous
Drugs
November to
December
2013
Hazardous Drugs
and Waste
Management
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Alert - Preventing Occupational
Exposures to Antineoplastic and other Hazardous Drugs
in Health care Settings
NIOSH - List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs
in Health care Settings 2012
CDC - Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care
Workers Who Work with Hazardous Drugs
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