Public safety sector

The Paramedic Services Section 21 Committee guidance notes are developed to assist public safety workplace parties in achieving compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, clarify responsibilities, and share best practices and emerging issues applicable to public safety workers.  

Radius is a digital solution to prevent psychological harm on the job. It provides a collaborative approach to identifying actionable solutions to enhance worker wellbeing by harnessing the collective voices of workers, leaders, and health, safety and wellbeing professionals. 

First Responders First is a dedicated microsite for resources, information, and toolkits related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). With a focus on prevention, this resource provides the public safety sector with crucial information to understand the steps of a PTSD program, from managing a crisis through to implementing best practices into an existing program. 

The OSIR tool is a digital organizational assessment that measures workplace risk for occupational stress injuries by assessing four key areas: leadership, environment, supports, and resiliency behaviours. OSIR can help organizations build resilient workplaces, inform mental health strategies, evaluate existing programs and policies, and more.