Gambit Safety Inc.

05/31/2017

Hey all! We have been nominated for the Guelph Mercury and Tribune's best learning centre in Guelph! Please follow the link posted below to nominate us! Thank you for your continued support!

https://guelphmercurytribune.communityvotes.com/2017/05/best-business-service/learning-centre-tutoring

05/03/2017

Health and Safety in the Kindergarten to Grade 12 Ontario Curriculum
The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education have partnered to produce a resource guide that identifies learning expectations and opportunities on personal safety, safe behaviours and practices in the current K-12 English and French curricula. The resource guide is called Health and Safety in the Ontario Curriculum: Scope and Sequence of Expectations and shows that a strong foundation for health and safety learning, knowledge and skills exists in Ontario’s schools.
Please visit the Ministry of Education’s website to read the complete resource guides for Grades 1-8 and the Kindergarten Program, and Grades 9-12!

03/22/2017

The Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training regulation requires health and safety awareness training for every worker and supervisor under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).

Learn more about the regulation, requirements, and our free suite of optional training resources designed to help workers and employers meet the requirements.

Please follow this link to learn more. : https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/index.php

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01/26/2017

The MOL has made some updates to the classification of a critical injury and we thought you would like to see this.

Clause 1(d) of Regulation 834 stipulates that an injury of a serious nature is a "critical injury" if it involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe. The Ministry of Labour interprets this provision as including the fracture of a wrist, hand, ankle or foot – i.e. any such fracture would constitute a critical injury if it is of a serious nature. While the fracture of a single finger or single toe does not constitute a critical injury, the ministry takes the position that the fracture of more than one finger or more than one toe does constitute a critical injury if it is an injury of a serious nature.

Clause 1(e) of Regulation 834 stipulates that an injury of a serious nature is a "critical injury" if it involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe. While the amputation of a single finger or single toe does not constitute a critical injury, the ministry takes the position that the amputation of more than one finger or more than one toe does constitute a critical injury if it is an injury of a serious nature.

A critical injury must be reported under s. 51 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act if there is a connection between the hazard that gave rise to the injury and worker health and safety.

This notice is intended to provide clarity around the application of clauses (d) and (e) of the critical injury definition. The legal definition of a critical injury set out in Regulation 834 has not changed.

https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/critical_injury.php

This notice is intended to provide clarity around the application of clauses (d) and (e) of the critical injury definition.

01/16/2017

Ontario aims to have a dedicated occupational disease response team in place by the end of the year to improve prevention and enforcement, as well as help workers who get sick from chemical exposures file compensation claims, the Star has learned.

See the full article here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/16/ontario-eyes-stronger-protections-for-workers-who-get-sick-on-the-job.html

Province gearing up to have dedicated occupational disease response team in place by year end.

01/09/2017

With the winter weather here Gambit Safety would like to remind you to watch out for potential hazards that could cause you to slip and fall.

As the temperature drops, the number of slips and falls rises.
Winter’s wet and icy conditions are dangerous and workplaces need to take the right precautions. A few important actions can make a big difference to everyone’s safety.

How to prevent falls
■ Keep parking lots and walkways clear of mud, snow and ice
- Don’t get caught by surprise -- monitor the weather and expect
slippery conditions
- Clear ice and snow before workers need to get into or out of the
parking lot
- Use salt, sand or another proven anti-slip material to keep lots and
walkways clear
- Have shovels and gloves available before icing conditions appear
- Ensure workers wear appropriate footwear for conditions
■ Provide good lighting and clear path markings in lots and walkways
■ Clearly identify steps, ramps and other elevation change

06/14/2016

This Guideline is intended to assist employers, workers and other workplace parties in understanding heat stress, and in developing and implementing policies to prevent heat stress-related illness in the workplace.

04/19/2016

Every year on April 28 we pay our respects to, and remember, the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents.

We also honour the many families and friends who have been deeply affected by these tragedies.

Every worker has the right to return home safe and sound at the end of each work day.

By working together – with employers, workers and our health and safety partners – we can prevent worker injuries and deaths before they occur.
For more information click the link bellow.

http://www.wsibdayofmourning.ca/

04/19/2016

Every year on April 28 we pay our respects to, and remember, the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents.

We also honour the many families and friends who have been deeply affected by these tragedies.

Every worker has the right to return home safe and sound at the end of each work day.

By working together – with employers, workers and our health and safety partners – we can prevent worker injuries and deaths before they occur.
For more information click the link bellow.

http://www.wsibdayofmourning.ca/

01/12/2016

Construction project manager Vadim Kazenelson has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for his role in a scaffolding collapse at a Toronto apartment building that left four workers dead on Christmas Eve 2009.

To read more follow this link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scaffolding-collapse-criminally-responsible-vadim-kaznelson-1.3397597

Construction site supervisor Vadim Kazenelson has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his role in a scaffolding collapse at a Toronto construction site on Christmas Eve 2009 that left four workers dead.

12/24/2015

From all of us to all of you! We wish you a Safe and Happy Holiday season! Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2016!

10/07/2015

Gambit Safety is proudly taking part in support of JL'S home hardware get creative for the cause, and the Canadian breast cancer foundation. Meet Gambi the safety flamingo! If you would like more information on this great cause please contact the office.