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CanOSH, a bilingual web portal by CCOHS, provides easy access to credible OSH resources from all Canadian jurisdictions. Users can find alerts, legislation, statistics, and more. Stay informed and connected with the latest OSH info in English and French.
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CanOSH – Canadian OSH Resources on the Internet Chris Moore Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety April 2001
Overview • CanOSH • Background • What is it • How does it help Canadians • Other reliable Canadian OSH web sites • Finding Canadian sites • Canadian OSH discussion groups
CanOSH background • Created in 1998 • Completely redesigned and updated in 2001 • To provide a single source for Canadians to access OSH information from all Canadian jurisdictions
CanOSH – What is it? • Public bilingual web site created and maintained by CCOHS • Collaboration between CCOHS and federal, provincial and territorial governments • Portal to OSH information on web sites of government agencies with responsibility for OSH and/or compensation
CanOSH – What is it? II • Links to information in a variety of categories: • Alerts and bulletins • News and Events • Legislation • Statistics • Publications And more…
CanOSH – What is it? III • Search engine • Content of all the agencies’ web sites is indexed • Search all sites or any combination of sites • Index is updated continuously • OSH information in English and French
CanOSH – How does it help Canadians • Makes credible OSH information from all provinces and territories readily accessible • Lets employers and workers access hard to find government information • Allows government representatives to see what’s happening in other jurisdictions • Allows anyone to search for all Canadian governments’ information on a particular OSH subject
CanOSH Home Link
Other reliable Canadian sites • CCOHS • Canada Safety Council • Canadian Health Network (indexed by CanOSH) • Health Canada (indexed by CanOSH) • Industry Canada – Cdn. Injury Statistics • Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
Other reliable Canadian sites II • Institute for Work and Health (to be indexed by CanOSH) • Manitoba Labour Workplace Safety and Health (indexed by CanOSH) • Ontario Ministry of Labour (indexed by CanOSH) • New Brunswick Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (indexed by CanOSH)
Other reliable Canadian sites III • Ontario Safe Workplace Associations (IAPA, OSSA, ESAO, MASHA, THSAO, etc.) • Saskatchewan Labour OH&S (indexed by CanOSH) • Workers Health and Safety Centre • Young Worker Awareness Program
CCOHS – OSH Answers Link
OSH Answers topics Link
Finding Canadian sites • CCOHS Internet Directory • Yahoo Canada • AltaVista Canada
Canadian Discussion Groups • Health & Safety Canada (HS-Canada) • AQHSSTLST (Association québéquoise pour l'hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail (AQHSST) • Others listed in CanOSH
HS-Canada Archives • View all messages that have been sent to HS-Canada • Search by subject • Accessible whether you participate in the list or not
Get a copy of this presentation • http://www.ccohs.ca/events/iapa2001/ • Chris Moore (chrism@ccohs.ca)