The Chair’s tour has included meetings with worker groups, employer associations, labour unions, medical professional associations, and chambers of commerce. He has visited every WSIB office and has held meetings with management and staff at a number of companies, such as Novelis and Goodyear.
The Chair has discussed a number of key issues in his travels, including:
- Changes to the Safety Groups program
- WSIB services for small businesses
- Core marketing campaign “There really are no accidents”
- The Road to Zero
- The Business Case for Health and Safety
- Premium Rates
- Young Worker Safety
- Accreditation for Ontario Workplaces
- Prevention
- Return to Work
The Chair has met with the following groups:
Algoma Steel (North Bay)
Bright Lights
Boilermakers Union
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
Canadian Italian Business Professionals Association (Kingston & Thunder Bay)
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association
Centre for Research Expertise in Improved Disability Options (CRE-IDO)
Centre for Research Expertise in the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD)
Columbia Forest Products
Community Newspaper Association
Council of Ontario Construction Associations
Employers Advisory Council
International Firefighters Conference
Goodyear (Collingwood)
Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce
Greater Toronto Homebuilders Association
Injured Workers Outreach Services
Labour Issues Coordinating Committee (Guelph – Agriculture sector employers)
Mining and Aggregates Safety and Health Association
Novelis Inc. (Kingston)
Ontario Bar Association
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Ontario Federation of Labour
Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association
Ontario Home Builders Association
Ontario Kinesiology Association
Ontario Medical Association
Ontario Mining Association
Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups
Ontario Power Workers
Ontario Road Builders Association
Ontario Sewer and Watermain Association
Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council
Radiation Safety Institute of Canada
Safe Communities Association
Service Employees International Union
Threads of Life
Thunder Bay District Injured Workers’ Group
Universal Workers’ Union Local 183
These cities have been part of the Chair’s tour:
Collingwood
Guelph
Hamilton
Kingston
Kitchener
London
North Bay
Ottawa
Sault Ste. Marie
St. Catharines
Sudbury
Thunder Bay
Timmins
Windsor
