Submissions, Research, Guides & Summaries

LOARC was formed in 2008 when a group of worker health and safety activists got together with staff from the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) and university researchers to examine the effectiveness of workers’ rights to protect themselves from hazards at work. We identified an important connection between workers’ experience, technical expertise and research that supported effective worker participation in health and safety at work. Over the years we have held workshops and teach ins; put together Submissions to important Ontario government reviews; conducted Research into ways to make workers more effective in making changes to improve their health and safety at work. We have used that research to develop Guides and Summaries.

Submissions

are researched documents submitted to important Ontario government reviews.

2010 Internal Responsibility - The Challenge and the Crisis

Submissions to the Ontario Expert Panel on Occupational Health and Safety. The Expert Panel received submissions and met with interested parties and delivered their report on December 10, 2010

2014 Submissions to Ontario Mining Health, Safety and Prevention Review

In 2014 the Ontario Chief Prevention Officer conducted a review of mining health and safety. The LOARC submissions explored the meaning of “internal responsibility” and the strong role given to worker representatives.

2015 Address the Missed Links – Prevent Harassment at Work:

Submissions made to the Roundtable on Violence against Women and Select Committee on Sexual Violence and Harassment and presented May 11, 2015 at public hearings in Ottawa.

Research

into how worker health and safety representatives are effective in making changes to improve health and safety at work.

2013 Making Participation Work in the New Economy - Full Report

Full report from a survey of 888 worker health and safety representatives and 51 follow-up interviews funded in 2010 by a WSIB Bridging the Gap Grant.

2013 Making Participation Work in the New Economy - Participant’s Report

Participant’s report from a survey of 888 worker health and safety representatives and 51 follow-up interviews funded in 2010 by a WSIB Bridging the Gap Grant.

2019 Making Worker Voice a Reality under the Internal Responsibility System - Full Report

Report based on review of over 700 complaint files at the Ontario Labour Relations Board, 25 interviews with workers and review of Inspector Interviews funded by Ontario Ministry of Labour OHS Prevention Grant 2015-2016.

Guides and Summaries

Guides and Summaries developed from our research.

2013 Three Orientations to Worker OHS Representation

Appendix from 2013 report “Making Participation Work in the New Economy.”

2016 Writing the Worker Back In - Health and Safety Representation A Guide

A guide for workers interested in improving their health and safety at work based on the report “Making Participation Work in the New Economy” with examples.

2019 Making Worker Voice a Reality under the Internal Responsibility System - Executive Summary

Executive Summary of report based on review of over 700 complaint files at the Ontario Labour Relations Board, 25 interviews with workers and review of Inspector Interviews funded by Ontario Ministry of Labour OHS Prevention Grant 2015-2016.

2019 Health and Safety Complaints - Making Workers' Voice a Reality

A guide for workers on how to make health and safety complaints based on the report “Making Worker Voice a Reality under the Internal Responsibility System”.

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