Workplace Safety North announces top 10 news articles, webpages, videos, events, downloads, and training
High-risk hazards and seasonal safety awareness were popular topics in 2025 based on the Workplace Safety North (WSN) news articles, webpages, free resources, downloads, training, events, and videos that people found most helpful and interesting.
Top 10 health and safety resources
This year web users viewed 7,324 pages of resource information on battery electric vehicles, workplace mental health and risk management, among other topics.
- Mining statistics – 1,387 pageviews
- Forest products statistics – 986 pageviews
- Hazard alerts – 966 pageviews
- Battery electric vehicles – 765 pageviews
- Mining poster: Top 10 Health and Safety Risks in Underground Mines – 654 pageviews
- Mental health in the workplace – 642 pageviews
- Fall prevention – 561 pageviews
- Risk management – 505 pageviews
- Ground control – 457 pageviews
- New and young workers – 401 pageviews
Top 10 health and safety news articles
Hazard alerts, heat-related safety guidance, seasonal workplace tips, and updates to Ontario health and safety legislation were the most popular news articles with readers for a total of 22,706 pageviews.
- Hazard alert: Worker fatally injured by fall of tree – 4,691 pageviews
- Heat stress awareness – 3,232 pageviews
- Most popular health and safety information in 2024 – 3,061 pageviews
- Summertime and student workers – 2,934 pageviews
- Recap: 2025 Mining Health and Safety Conference – 2,884 pageviews
- What’s new and changing for workplace health and safety in 2025 – 1,940 pageviews
- Health and safety snapshots of mining and forest products sectors – 1,405 pageviews
- Winter is coming: What to wear for outdoor work – 1,066 pageviews
- How to manage heat stress in the workplace – 804 pageviews
- Occupational Health and Safety Act: Updates to legislation – 689 pageviews
Top 10 webpages
The top ten webpages on the WSN website were visited 149,323 times and included the homepage, training course catalogue, free resources, and events and careers pages.
- WSN homepage – 110, 352 pageviews
- Mining Health and Safety Conference – 7,927 pageviews
- Upcoming events – 6,131 pageviews
- Course catalogue – 4,875 pageviews
- Ontario Mine Rescue – 4,288 pageviews
- Ontario Mine Rescue resources – 3,456 pageviews
- Latest news – 3,445 pageviews
- Mine rescue competitions – 2,740 pageviews
- Mining – 1,985 pageviews
- Resources hub – 1,901 pageviews
Top 10 health and safety downloads
Web users downloaded almost 2,000 guides, programs and infographics.
- Handbook of training in mine rescue – 513 downloads
- Mining health and safety infographic 2023 – 294 downloads
- Mining health and safety infographic 2024 – 264 downloads
- Lockout/Tagout Assessment Tool – 139 downloads
- Mental health guide for small businesses – 122 downloads
- Workplace Safety North 2027 Strategic Directions – 122 downloads
- Workplace Compliance Assessment – 113 downloads
- Mining Health and Safety Conference program – 112 downloads
- Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competitions 1950-2020 – 108 downloads
- Top 10 Health and Safety Risks in Underground Mines – 86 downloads
Top 10 health and safety training
Based on the number of people registered for courses in 2025, Ontario Mine Rescue courses, Working at Heights, Joint Health and Safety Committee, and supervisory due diligence were in high demand. Click the links to learn more about these popular courses.
- Ontario Mine Rescue Refresher – 688 sessions
- Working at Heights – 319 sessions
- Ontario Mine Rescue Standardized Evaluation Training – 115 sessions
- Working at Heights Refresher Training – 43 sessions
- Ontario Mine Rescue Introductory Underground Mine – 31 sessions
- Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Certification Training Part 1 – 27 sessions
- Mining Supervisor Common Core: Act and Mining Regulations – 24 sessions
- Introduction to Safety Programs – 19 sessions
- Incident Investigation: Mining – 17 sessions
- The Competent Supervisor – 16 sessions
Top five e-learning courses
In addition, Workplace Safety North was able to support industries through offering the following self-paced, computer-based training modules:
- Mechanical Harvesting/Forestry Pit and Road Construction Equipment Operator Common Core
- Safe Driving on Forest Roads
- JHSC Certification Training Part 1
- Opérateur de machines d'exploitation mécanisée, de carrière et de construction de routes en forêt - formation de base
- Health and Safety Representative Basic Training
Top health and safety in-person and virtual events
Almost 400 people attended WSN in-person and online safety events, with topics ranging from mining and battery electric vehicles to occupational disease risks.
- Mining Health and Safety Conference: 223 attendees
- Battery Electric Vehicle Safety in Mines Symposium: 98 attendees
- Northern Strong Health and Safety Expo (in collaboration with system partners): 44 attendees
Top 10 health and safety videos
WSN videos received more than 40,000 views and people watched almost 4,000 hours on topics, including chainsaw use, propane handling, lift truck operation, and machine lockout.
- Notching and backcutting – 9,049 views
- Kickback – 6,276 views
- Safe Chainsaw Use – Kickback (Preview) – 3,303 views
- Erase the Hazard – Safe Use of Machinery – 2,952 views
- Industrial Lift Truck Operation – 2,053 views
- Safe Propane Handling – 1,705 views
- Yard Loader Safety Training – 1,600 views
- Lockout: Control of Energy Hazards – 1,070 views
- Risk Assessment: No Time Like Now – 811 views
- Mobile Machine Lockout – 795 views
As an independent not-for-profit, Workplace Safety North (WSN) is one of four sector-based health and safety associations in Ontario. Headquartered in northern Ontario, WSN administers the Ontario Mine Rescue program, and provides government-approved province-wide workplace health and safety training and services for the mining and forest products industries.
With health and safety specialists and mine rescue officers located across the province, WSN and its legacy organizations have been helping make Ontario workplaces safer for more than 100 years. A leading provider of health and safety training and consulting, businesses call upon WSN for expert advice and information. For more information, contact Workplace Safety North.
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