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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-13).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Institution Public health Business/industry/corporations Human rights Research
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act sets up the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety ( CCOHS) as an independent departmental corporation under Schedule II of the Financial Administration Act and is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Labour. The Act is based on the belief that all Canadians have "a fundamental right to a healthy and safe working environment”. The Centre shall promote the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions. It makes credible information about workplace hazards and conditions easily and widely accessible to all Canadians - promoting safe and healthy workplaces. Moreover, the Centre shall to facilitate consultation and cooperation among federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions. The text consists of 27 sections.

Full text
English/French
Website
www.gc.ca