Occupational illness and disease prevention research – Webinar

The Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention Research Project, funded by the WSIB and delivered by Workplace Safety North (WSN) in partnership with the Institute for Work & Health (IWH), aims to build occupational health capacity in Ontario’s mining and forestry sectors. The project uses a graduated approach to help workplaces move from hazard awareness to practical exposure assessment and control. Participants complete e-learning on key occupational health hazards, followed by hands-on industrial hygiene workshops covering hazard assessment, sampling, monitoring, and control strategies. Selected workplaces receive additional support through qualitative hazard assessments, quantitative exposure monitoring, and hands-on coaching from WSN Industrial Hygiene Specialists. The project also evaluates how training and workplace-based mentorship can build sustainable internal capacity to identify, assess, and control occupational health hazards and ultimately prevent occupational illness.

Updates on prevention tools

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