RESOURCES: Links to Safety Organizations

These resources have been provided to help you find specific information as quickly as possible. If you cannot find the information you need, please contact VIT.

Ontario Ministry of Labour
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca
Through the key areas of occupational health and safety, employment rights and responsibilities, labour relations and internal administration, the ministry's mandate is to set, communicate and enforce workplace standards while encouraging greater workplace self-reliance. A range of specialized agencies, boards and commissions assist the ministry in its work.

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
http://www.csa.ca
The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace.

As a solutions-oriented organization, they work in Canada and around the world to develop standards that address real needs, such as enhancing public safety and health, advancing the quality of life and helping to preserve the environment.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
http://www.ansi.org
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States and represents the needs and views of U.S. stakeholders in standardization forums around the globe.

Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) sets out the rights and duties of all parties in the workplace. Its main purpose is to protect workers against health and safety hazards on the job. The Act establishes procedures for dealing with workplace hazards, and it provides for enforcement of the law where compliance has not been achieved voluntarily.