I came across this page of resources intended for small businesses and thought it may be of interest. If you want to know your responsibilities as a small business employer read on…
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), small business employers have many of the same duties as any other employer, including the following:
- to do everything they reasonably can to protect their workers in each situation
- to inform, instruct and supervise workers to protect their health and safety
- to make sure that every worker and supervisor takes the required training, including basic occupational health and safety awareness training, and keep records of that training