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Ontario is bringing in the seventh consecutive annual increase to the minimum wage - raising it to $10.25, effective tomorrow.
As of tomorrow, the minimum wage will have increased almost 50 per cent since 2004, when it stood at $6.85. Between 1995 and 2004 the minimum wage in Ontario remained frozen.
Increasing the minimum wage is part of Breaking the Cycle: Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy, which will reduce the number of children living in poverty by 25 per cent over five years - lifting 90,000 kids out of poverty - by boosting benefits for low-income families and enhancing publicly funded education.
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People in construction will now find it easier to comply with the law that requires them to notify the Ministry of Labour (MOL) before construction begins on any project meeting any of the requirements of section 6 of the Regulation for Construction Projects
Ontario is continuing its efforts to reduce workplace injuries by focusing on hazards involving musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) during a workplace safety blitz in April.
The blitz will target workplaces in the construction, healthcare, industrial and mining sectors. Inspectors will concentrate on tasks that require workers to exert force in lifting, pushing or carrying items and tasks that put workers in awkward postures or are repetitive.
Welcome to FIRST PLACE SAFETY LTD. We are an Occupational Health & Safety Coordinating facility which offers a wide spectrum of services in the Health & Safety profession.
We pride ourselves in offering one on one commitment to our clients for the long term, providing them with Health & Safety company specific policies and programs. Our team of professionals will ensure your company is doing its “Due Diligence” in providing your employees with knowledge, training and experience through leadership and continued support.
The Ministry of Labour along with the WSIB are taking firm action in reducing death, critical injury and loss time illness in the workplace. If you feel that your organization falls short of this legislation in any way through your present Occupational Health & Safety program or training requirements I would encourage you to give us a call.
If your organization is performing its “due diligence,” than congratulations! However if you have any doubts whatsoever, please feel free to contact us at anytime, we would be pleased to have a meeting with you to discuss any Health & Safety, or Training requirements your establishment may require.
Our Vision
To educate employers and their employees with a goal of eliminating death, injury and illness in the workplace.It is our goal to pass onto valued clients the essentials to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to enable them to reduce the risk of critical injury, loss of life or damages to their work environments by educating the employer through knowledge, training and experience of our profession and the professionals within company organizations by adopting safe work practices to increase productivity and job performance within institutions.