Review Of Workplace Safety System In Ontario
Ontario will appoint Tony Dean as chair of an Expert Advisory Panel to conduct a comprehensive review of the province’s occupational health and safety prevention and enforcement system.
Mr. Dean will lead a panel, comprised of safety experts from labour groups, employers and academic institutions to recommend options for structural, operational and policy improvements.
The panel will research best-in-class approaches to improving workplace safety in national and international jurisdictions and will look at a range of issues including:
- Continuum of safety practices in a workplace and entry-level safety training
- Impact of the underground economy on health and safety practices
- How existing legislation serves worker safety
Part of the review will be supported by the Institute for Work & Health, a globally renowned and independent research centre for occupational health and safety.
The Expert Advisory Panel will report back to the Minister of Labour in Fall 2010.
