
A strong health and safety culture shows respect for the people in the workplace.

The employer, typically represented by senior management, has the greatest responsibilities with respect to health and safety in the workplace.Ī strong IRS is an important element of a strong health and safety culture in a workplace. Employer responsibilityĮmployers and supervisors are required to address those situations and acquaint workers with any hazard in the work that they do. Workers in the workplace who see a health and safety problem, such as a hazard or contravention of the OHSA in the workplace, have a statutory duty to report the situation to the employer or a supervisor. Under the IRS, employers, supervisors and workers all have key roles to play in taking responsibility for health and safety in the workplace. The IRS means that everyone in the workplace has a role to play to keep workplaces safe and healthy. The IRS helps support a safe and healthy workplace. Workplace parties' compliance with their respective statutory duties is essential to the establishment of a strong IRS in the workplace. The Internal Responsibility System ( IRS) providing for enforcement of the law where compliance has not been achieved voluntarily.establishing measures and procedures for dealing with workplace hazards.setting out duties for all workplace parties and rights for workers to help establish a strong internal responsibility system ( IRS) in the workplace.

The main purpose of the OHSA is to provide the legal framework to achieve our goal of protecting workers from health and safety hazards on the job by: The OHSA and its regulations and all of Ontario's other Acts and regulations are available on the e-Laws website.

There are also 25 regulations under the OHSA. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (“ OHSA” or "the Act") is Ontario's legislation for workplace health and safety.
