Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
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Agency overview
Formed1978 (1978)
Headquarters135 Hunter Street East
Hamilton, Ontario [1]
43°15′09″N79°51′55″W / 43.2526°N 79.8653°W / 43.2526; -79.8653
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Website www.ccohs.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS, French : Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail, CCHST) is an independent departmental corporation under Schedule II of the Financial Administration Act and is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Labour. [2]

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CCOHS is the primary national agency in Canada for the advancement of safe and healthy workplaces and preventing work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. Additional work in this area is carried out by provincial and territorial labour departments and workers' compensation.

CCOHS was created in 1978 by an Act of ParliamentCanadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act S.C., 1977–78, c. 29. The act was based on the belief that all Canadians had "...a fundamental right to a healthy and safe working environment".

The centre, located in Hamilton, Ontario, is governed by a tripartite Council of Governors representing government (federal, provincial and territorial), employers, and workers.

CCOHS promotes the total well-beingphysical, psychosocial and mental healthof working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions. It makes credible information about workplace hazards and conditions easily and widely accessible to all Canadians - promoting safe and healthy workplaces.

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References

  1. "Contact Us - Location". Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. "Organization Profile - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety". federal-organizations.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. "Canadian enviroOSH Legislation website". Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2013-08-17.(subscription required)