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Industry Sectors
Safe workplaces not only mean better health and quality of life for workers, they also mean more profitable businesses and lower premiums for employers.
Important News
- PEIR is our voluntary reporting program that helps employers and their workers find out how to identify and prevent occupational diseases
- Avoid charges, fines and retroactive premiums. Understand your rights and obligations as an employer. Test yourself with our Compliance Audit for Employers. Results are strictly for you and your company's use alone.
- Need a clearance certificate? Contact our Clearance Certificate Department at 1-800-387-8638 or fax us toll-free at 1-877-849-4882
Injury and Illness Prevention
Pandemic planning
Prevent Heat Stress
During the summer, the hot temperatures outside mean increased health risks for workers due to heat stress. Learn how you and your workers can work safely in the heat. Read the Ontario Government Health and Safety Guidelines for Heat Stress.
Useful links:
Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls
Every year in Ontario, about 20 people die due to falls in their workplace. Find out how you can prevent falls in your workplace in our brochure, Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls in the Workplace (164k, pdf).
Electrical contacts can kill
A large number of serious injuries are caused by electrical contacts, mostly outside of the electrical and utilities industries. Be aware of the hazards – read The Truth about Electrical Injuries brochure. (106k, pdf)
Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety information and Hazard Alerts.
Young Worker Awareness
Visit these Web sites for info on how to stay safe at work:
Top Workplace Hazards
Make sure your workers are protected against the top workplace hazards, which account for most WSIB claims, serious injuries and deaths.
Check below to see what sector applies to your business:
Are you a Small Business employer? If you are an employer with less than 20 workers, your services will be provided through Small Business Services, rather than through a specific industry sector. Small Business Services is designed specifically to meet the unique needs of smaller employers.
What is Claims Management?
Claims Management is provided by an adjudicator and a nurse case manager. Their goal is to help your worker make the best recovery and the earliest, safe return to work possible.
Your adjudicator is familiar with the issues and types of injuries that occur in your sector and will:
- review claims for benefits and make all decisions on entitlement, amount and duration of benefits.
- support and monitor return to work and decide if outside resources are needed.
Nurse case managers are specially trained registered nurses, who will help ensure that your worker gets quality health care at the right time. The nurse case manager will:
- help ensure quality health care for the worker
- work with your worker's doctor and adjudicator to promote recovery and return to work
- help identify ways to prevent further injury.
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
200 Front Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3J1
Phone: (416) 344-1000
Toll free: 1-800-387-5540
Ontario Toll free: 1-800-387-0750
TTY: 1-800-387-0050
Web site: www.wsib.on.ca
