TSSA Among Ontario Safety Partners Conveying COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Workplaces

Technical Standard and Safety Authority (TSSA) inspectors are among the province’s safety partners helping to keep Ontarians safe by communicating COVID-19 safety guidelines to workplaces.

The government safety guidelines provide direction to various sectors and feature recommended actions employers can begin to plan for as they prepare to adapt to the new reality during COVID-19, including:

• Ways to ensure appropriate physical distancing, like eliminating pay-at-the-door options, holding team meetings outdoors, staggering shift times and using ground markings and barriers to manage traffic flow.
• Changes to the workplace, like installing plexiglass barriers, increasing the air intake on building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to increase air flow, and using boot sanitizing trays.
• Promoting proper workplace sanitation, providing personal protective equipment, substituting dry dusting with vacuuming, ensuring customer-facing staff are given hand sanitizer, providing a place to dispose of sanitizing wipes, and enforcing handwashing before and after breaks.

More information can be found on the Government of Ontario website.