Occupational Health And Safety Field Visits, Workplaces Visited, And Orders Issued

A field visit occurs when a ministry inspector visits a workplace to assess compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and regulations. A workplace is considered any land, premises, physical location or thing at, upon, in or near which a worker work.  An inspector may visit the same workplace multiple times. During the field visit, the inspector can issue orders to different companies ("contraveners") at a workplace to achieve compliance with OHSA and regulations. Inspectors can also issue legal direction to workplace parties notifying them of their obligation to co-operate and to provide requested information. This dataset includes the: * date of the field visit * type of visit (for example, initial or follow-up) * case type (inspection or investigation) * case status * workplace visited, including workplace ID, name, location and NAICS code * contravener's name and role, where applicable * orders issued under OHSA and regulations, where applicable *[OHSA]: Occupational Health and Safety Act *[NAICS]: North American Industry Classification System

Organization: Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

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