Ontario Ministry of Labour 2015/2016 Safety Inspection Blitz Schedule
Our friends at the Ontario Ministry of Labour have recently published their proactive enforcement blitz and schedule on the MOL’s website and not surprisingly, it looks to be relatively aggressive.
As usual, multiple industries are on the radar during the provincial blitzes ranging from new and young workers in the industrial sector to heavy equipment operation in construction.
The published information can be viewed as a “head’s up” to employers and as intended, helps to raise awareness and improve compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The province-wide blitz schedule is below. For more details and a complete schedule, you can visit the published information on the MOL Website.
| Focus | Program | Sector/Business Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precarious Employment | Employment Standards | Janitorial, Security, Business Services, Fitness and Recreation Centres, Amusement, Recreation Industries | May – July 2015 |
| Struck By Hazards | Health and Safety | Construction | May – June 2015 |
| Temporary Foreign Workers | Employment Standards | Restaurants and other sectors known to employ temporary foreign workers | May – July 2015 |
| New and Young Worker | Health and Safety | Industrial | May – August 2015 |
| Trenching Hazards | Health and Safety | Construction | July – August 2015 |
| Mobile Equipment Traffic Control Measures | Health and Safety | Mining | July – August 2015 |
| Internships | Employment Standards | Information Technology and other sectors known to have internships | September – December 2015 |
| Material Handling | Health and Safety | Industrial | September 14 – October 23, 2015 |
| Heavy Equipment Operation | Health and Safety | Construction | October – November 2015 |
| Modular Training | Health and Safety | Mining | October – November 2015 |
| Safe Operation of Machinery | Health and Safety | Industrial | January 18 – February 26, 2016 |
| Occupational Disease | Health and Safety | Mining | February – March 2016 |
