Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) Resources
Please browse below to see some Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety resources.
Industry-Specific Safety Guidelines
- Bottle Recycling Department of a Brewery
- Caregiver/Housekeeper
- Casino Industry Workers
- Cooks
- Delivery Persons — General
- Food and Beverage Servers
- Hotel Housekeeping
- Hotel Laundry — Case Study
- Landscaper
- Nail Salon
- Retail Sales and Service — General
- Scrap Metal Recycling
- Server — General
- Shipper and Receiver
- Supermarket Meat Department
- Tree Planter
- Working in Live Performance Theatre
Personal Protective Equipment
- (Infographic) Personal Protective Equipment
- Who Pays for PPE?
- Body Belts, Harnesses, and Lanyards
- Chemical Protective Clothing — Glove Selection
- Eye and Face Protectors
- Foot Comfort and Safety at Work
- Safety Footwear
- Care of Headwear
- Hearing Protectors
- High-Visibility Safety Apparel
- Respirators — Respirators Versus Surgical Masks Versus Non-medical Masks
- Personal Protective Equipment — Body Type and Gender Considerations
- Protection Against Drowning
Working Safely With Hazardous Products — Pictogram Series
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Flame” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using “Gas Cylinder” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Biohazardous Infectious Materials” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Corrosion” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Exclamation Mark” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Exploding Bomb” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Flame Over Circle” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Health Hazard” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Hazardous Products Using the “Skull and Crossbones” Pictogram
- How to Work Safely With — Products Using the “Environment” Pictogram
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Ergonomics and Posture Safety
- Pushing and Pulling — General
- Pushing and Pulling — Handcarts
- Back Belts
- Back Injury Prevention
- Exercises for a Healthy Back
- Exercises for a Healthy Back — Advanced
- Shovelling
- Shovelling — Snow
- Working in a Sitting Position
- Working in a Standing Position
- Conveyors — Ergonomics
- Anti-fatigue Mats
- (Infographic) Safe Lifting at Work
- (Infographic) Position for Safety and Comfort
- (Infographic) Sitting at Work
- (Infographic) Tension Relief: It’s a Stretch
Manual Materials Handling (MMH)
- MMH — Introduction
- MMH — Compact Bags
- MMH — Compact Loads
- MMH — Drums and Barrels
- MMH — General Practice
- MMH — Handholds on Load and Gripping Aids I
- MMH — Handholds on Load and Gripping Aids II
- MMH — Health Hazards
- MMH — Hoisting and Moving Heavy Objects
- MMH — Large and Heavy Sacks
- MMH — Materials Flow
- MMH — Mechanical Aids for Transporting Materials I
- MMH — Mechanical Aids for Transporting Materials II
- MMH — Mechanical Aids — Levers and Rollers
- MMH — Sheet Materials
- MMH — Tall Cylinders
- MMH — Team Handling
Tools and Equipment Safety
Worker Well-Being
Workplace Safety Procedures
- Hazardous Waste Management
- How Workplace Chemicals Enter the Body
- First Aid for Chemical Exposures
- Bleach (Household Chlorine) — Working Safely
- Cleaning Products — Working Safely
- Consumer Chemical Products in the Workplace
- Working Alone — General
- Working Alone — Handling Money
- Handling Suspicious Mail
- Hazard Communication — Using Plain (Clear) Language
- Hazard Reporting by Employee
- Workplace Housekeeping
- Fall Protection
- Fire Protection
- Second-Hand Smoke
Personal Safety and Risk Prevention
Environmental and Occupational Hazards
- Cold Environments — General
- Cold Environments — Health Effects and First Aid
- Cold Environments — Control Measures
- Hot Environments — Health Effects and First Aid
- Hot Environments — Control Measures
- Bed Bugs in the Workplace
- Microwave Ovens and Their Hazards
- Flood Clean-up
- Noise — Basic Information
- Radon in Buildings
- Ultraviolet Radiation
- Confined Space — Introduction
- Working on or Near Water