Mining webinar: Healthy Workers in Healthy Workplaces Initiatives – Occupational Disease

On Thursday, Oct. 13, Workplace Safety North (WSN) hosted a joint webinar with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), titled “Healthy workers in health workplaces initiative - occupational disease.”

 

From Oct. 31 to Dec. 30, 2022, Ministry inspectors will be conducting a provincial inspection blitz on hazards associated with air quality and workplace hazardous materials in underground mines. Presenters Keith Birnie, WSN Industrial Hygiene and Ventilation Specialist will speak about prevention, and Scott Secord, MLITSD Provincial Mining Specialist, will discuss what to expect for the inspection blitz.

 

In the webinar you’ll learn about issues related to occupational diseases in the mining sector, including requirements for air quality in mines and mining plants, pits, and quarries with regards to exposures to dust, silica, diesel particulate matter (DPM), radon, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) for chemicals and re-agents at mining workplaces.

 

Mining Workplace Environment Checklist (2015, 72 pg. Free Download) - WSN

 

Respiratory Hazards – Mining (short video on respiratory hazards in mining) - WSN

 

Free training resources on diesel emission hazards for all industries - WSN

 

Diesel Exhaust Infographic - Health Effects (free download) - WSN

 

Infographic: Proper use of respirators in mines and mining plants (free download) - WSN

 

WSN - Auxiliary Mine Ventilation Manual (version 1.6, 182 pg.) - WSN

 

WSN Industrial Hygiene, Radon and Ventilation Assessment - WSN

 

 

Regulation 854 Mines and Mining Plants - MLITSD

 

Regulation 490 Designated Substances - MLITSD

 

Regulation 833 Control of Exposure to Biological and Chemical Agents - MLITSD

 

Regulation 860 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) - MLITSD

 

Regulation 381 Noise - MLITSD

 

Regulation 420 Notices and Reports Under Section Sections 51 to 53.1 of the Act - MLITSD

 

 

OHSA Guideline - MLITSD

 

Risk Assessment and Management for Mines and Mining Plants Guideline - MLITSD

 

Sampling for Diesel Particulate Matter in Mines Guideline - MLITSD

 

Testing Undiluted Exhaust in Underground Mines Guideline - MLITSD

 

Post-blast Examinations in Mines Guideline - MLITSD

 

Current occupational exposure limits for Ontario workplaces under Regulation 833 Guideline - MLITSD

 

Noise Guideline - MLITSD

 

WHMIS Guideline - MLITSD

 

Guide to Designated Substances in the Workplace - MLITSD