Resources

Legislation

• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Regulation 854 – Mines and Mining Plants
• Regulation 833 – Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents
• Regulation 490 – Designated Substances
• Ontario Regulation 297/13 – Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation

Note: Regulations made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1990, Chapter O.1 as amended. For the complete Table of Regulations, please see:

• E-laws (updated every two weeks)
• Ontario Gazette (published January and July).

Mining review

• Mining Review Final Report
• Mining Report Final Report Addendum

Publications

• A Guide for Joint Health and Safety Committees and Health and Safety Representatives in the Workplace
• Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Prevention Starts Here Poster
• Internal Responsibility System (IRS)
• Awareness Training Regulation (Material for training)
• Safe Mining in Underground Mines
• Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Mines
• Safe Mining in Pits and Quarries
• Occupational Lung Cancer Symposium: Causes and Screening

External resources

Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA)

• Rate Group Statistical Data

Workplace Safety North (WSN)

• Free Resources

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

• WSIB Statistical Report

More information

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Mines Safety and Health Administration (USA)
• Workplace Safety North (WSN)

Section 21 committee

The ministry benefits from the input of the Mining Legislative Review Committee (MLRC), one of a number of MOL partnerships. This committee is established under section 21 of the OHSA to provide advice to the Minister of Labour on occupational health and safety in the mining sector.

Meeting regularly, the committee:

• provides a forum for dialogue by industry management and labour on safety issues and
• submits joint recommendations to the Ontario labour minister for improvements.

Health and Safety System Partners

• Ministry of Labour (MOL)
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
• Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
• Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC)
• Institute for Work and Health (IWH)
• Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)
• Public Services Health and Safety Association (PSHSA)
• Workplace Safety North (WSN)
• Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS)