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Safe work procedures will help you prevent accidents and avoid significant fines. Read more about how you can ensure your procedures on electrical safety are compliant. Read more of the article: Electrical Safety: Is it time to review your procedures?
Housing providers need to have safe operating procedures in place in order to prepare staff to effectively participate in fire prevention. Read these tips on what to include. Read more of the article: Fire Safety: What to include in safe work procedures
Not all workplace injuries are immediately obvious. Some injuries develop over time and symptoms may not show up until later. Learn how to protect workers from common injuries before they become serious health and safety concerns in the future. Read more of the article: Act now to prevent future workplace injuries
Do you know what to do when you find a needle, syringe, or other “sharp” in your community? As a landlord, you need to know to safely handle these materials to protect your tenants and staff. Read more of the article: What would you do? Handling ‘sharps’ in your community
As we move from WHMIS 1988 to the new WHMIS 2015, find out how what exactly is changing and how you can remain compliant during the transition period. Read more of the article: Out with the old, in with the new: Moving to WHMIS 2015
Do you often find yourself in situations where you (or your staff) are working alone? Find out what the law says about working alone and how to protect yourself and the workers around you in these situations. Read more of the article: The lone worker
What are a landlord's obligations to a tenant if their unit is destroyed by a natural disaster? Learn how to limit your liability and defend yourself against tenant applications at the Landlord Tenant Board. Read more of the article: Fires, floods and frustrated contracts
On March 22, the Trudeau Liberal government tabled their second budget called Building a Strong Middle Class. Public reaction to the 2017 Budget has been mixed, however ONPHA sees the budget as setting an important financial stage for housing, albeit over a long term. Read more of the article: Budget 2017: A Historic Investment for Social Housing
It’s that time of year again! ONPHA is hitting the road to host our 2017 Regional Meetings in 14 Ontario communities, happening between March 29 and April 27, 2017. This year, it’s not just ‘business as usual.’ Our sector is in a period of rapid change, and ONPHA’s approach is… Read more of the article: Change is in the air! What to expect at this year’s Regional Meetings
This article provides ONPHA members with more information about the provincial government’s shift towards a portable housing benefit framework. It provides a brief description of what portable housing benefits are, and a summary of what Ontario has implemented and announced regarding their use. Read more of the article: Ontario’s Shift towards Portable Housing Benefits
