Health and Safety/Return to Work Assessment Tool Managing health and safety is like managing accounting, quality, production or any other part of a business. To be effective, the process should be part of your company’s daily routine. This assessment tool (1.2mb, pdf), which is based on the WSIB’s 5 Steps to Managing Health and Safety, will help you discuss and identify ways to improve workplace programs by: Promoting a systematic approach to managing workplace programs; Identifying opportunities for improvement that can be used to develop improvement plans; and Identifying resources, providing services and/or making referrals to help you implement those plans. How to use the tool Use the 5 Steps to Managing Health and Safety system as a guide for discussing each element of your workplace’s health and safety and return to work programs. Use the information and context provided for each question to determine how you score. Examples of ways to help you meet the requirements of each element are listed throughout the assessment. Resources Many resources to help you are listed in the tool. In future, they will also appear here for easy access. Questions For more information about this tool, please contact the WSIB’s Disability Prevention Branch at one of the numbers below: Susan Fuciarelli Director 416-344-2571 Sue Birch Assistant Director 416-344-3296 Managers Area of responsibility Wayne Nicholls Hamilton, St. Catharines, Kitchener, Guelph 905-521-4571 Vern Ladouceur London, Toronto 416-344-4511 Sean Adams Ottawa, Kingston, Sudbury, North Bay, Timmins 613-239-3502 Ken Kish Thunder Bay, Sault St. Marie, Toronto 416-344-2560 Luigi d’Ambrosio Windsor, Toronto 416-344-5159 Download the assessment tool (1.2mb, pdf).