New workplace health and safety resources

Our free and low-cost health and safety resources help Ontario employers, supervisors, and workers build safer, healthier workplaces. We proudly support our members with injury and occupational illness prevention, hazard awareness, and Occupational Health and Safety Act compliance. Because every Ontario worker has the right to return home safely to their loved ones at the end of the workday.

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Manage fatigue at work

IHSA's managing fatigue in the workplace hazard advisory (W058)

Use this hazard advisory to assess fatigue risks and understand how they impact safety. 

Ensure adequate lighting

Adequate lighting on construction projects safety talk

Share this safety talk with your workers to review lighting requirements on construction projects.

Prevent falls at work

IHSA's Fall Prevention Toolkit (W016)

Use this toolkit to promote falls awareness among your workers and your industry.

Prevent struck-by incidents

IHSA's Struck-by Prevention Toolkit (W017)

Browse this toolkit to discover IHSA’s most impactful resources for controlling struck-by hazards at the workplace.

Lift with excavators

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Use this guideline to learn about the hazards of lifting with excavators and the best practices for controlling them.

Manage airborne hazards

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Use this guideline to develop an airborne hazard management program at your workplace.

Work safely near dump trucks

Dump trucks – Workers in vicinity

Share this safety talk with your crew to remind them about the best practices for working safely near dump trucks.

Prevent dump truck tipovers

Dump truck tipovers – Drivers

Share this safety talk with your crew to review basic operating procedures for dump truck drivers to prevent tipovers.

Prevent needlestick and sharp-object injuries

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Use this guideline to learn how you can practise safe needle handling and prevent needlestick and sharp-object injuries.

Manage risk while moving a mobile home

Bulletin for managing risk while moving and placing a mobile home

Use this bulletin to learn about cribbing failure hazards, safe work practices, controls, and applicable legislation. 

Prevent exposures to health hazards

A strategy for preventing exposures to occupational health hazards

Use this manual to learn how you can assess and control exposures to biological and chemical agents at your workplace.

Inspect telehandler axles

Bulletin for the inspection of telehandler axles

Use this bulletin to learn more about telehandler safety, including key legal requirements for workplace parties.

Support trenching safety

Trenching safety sticker

Put this sticker in the cab of your digging equipment to remind operators about soil types and sloping requirements.

Set up and use self-retracting lifelines

Health and safety advisory: Safe setup and use of self-retracting lifelines

Review this advisory to learn how workers can use self-retracting lifelines to protect themselves from fall hazards.

Inspect fall protection before each use

Health and safety advisory: Inspecting fall protection equipment before each use

Use this advisory to learn why and how workers should inspect all parts of their fall protection equipment before each use.

Understand mast climber best practices

Guideline for mast climber best practices

Use this guideline to help workers learn how to set up, operate, and maintain mast climbers to reduce the risk of falls.

Work safely near water at surface mines

Guideline for working near water at surface mines

Use this guideline to develop a water management program for your workplace based on controlling hazards.

Learn about silica exposure in the concrete floor trade

Bulletin for crystalline silica exposure in concrete floor trade work

Use this bulletin to learn about the results of a silica exposure assessment of job tasks in the concrete floor trade.

Excavate with vacuum technology near electrical utilities

Excavating with vacuum technology in the vicinity of electrical utilities

Use this safe practice guide to create a safe work zone for workers in the vicinity of energized electrical apparatus.

Prevent falls on mobile elevating work platforms

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Use this guideline to learn the best practices for using fall protection equipment in mobile elevating work platforms.

Help new and young workers work safely

Health and safety basics for new and young workers

Use this guide to provide new workers with basic information and tools that will help them stay safe on the jobsite.

Keep a supervisor log book

Supervisor log book

Use this log book, revised in 2025, to keep a personal and professional record of daily events on the jobsite.

Avoid electronic device distractions

Guideline for avoiding electronic device distractions

Use this guideline to learn more about the best practices for electronic devices in workplace settings.

Understand MSDs in the sprinklers trade

Musculoskeletal disorders hazard profile for the sprinklers trade

Use this profile to help workers in the sprinklers trade control workplace musculoskeletal disorder hazards.

Lead a safety talk

Safety talks manual

Use our safety talks, revised in 2025, to lead a five-minute safety talk that keeps your team focused on injury prevention.

Learn about asbestos in construction

Asbestos awareness in construction

Use this guideline to learn about asbestos exposure on construction sites, including how to comply with regulations.

Build a health and safety mentorship program

Health and safety mentorship program guidance

Use this guide to create a health and safety mentorship program that supports young or inexperienced construction workers.

Learn about electrical utilities field supervisors

Guideline for electrical utilities field supervisor recommendation

Use this guideline to learn who can be recommended for a field supervisory position in an electrical utilities workplace.

Work safely with mobile diesel generating plants

Guideline for mobile diesel generating plants

Use this guideline to learn how to identify, eliminate, and control the hazards of mobile diesel generating plants.