Occupational Health & Safety - local70 - Ontario Nurses' Association

LABOUR MARKET RE-ENTRY
The Goal of LMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
What is a Suitable Employment Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
When is a Member Entitled to an LMR Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
What is an LMR Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How Does LMR Affect Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
What is a Material Change in Circumstances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
APPEALING A WSIB DECISION
What Does a Member Do if She/He is Not Satisfied
with a Decision of the WSIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Does the WSIA Impose Time Limits to Appeal
an Adverse WSIB Decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How Will a Member Know What the Time Limit is to Appeal
the WSIB Adverse Decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ONA REPRESENTATION FOR WSIB APPEALS
Will ONA Appeal a Member’s WSIB Decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ONA’s Notification Time Limits for Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
When a Member Misses Time Limits to Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Flow Chart of Appeal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
SECTION III: RESOURCES
THE ONTARIO NURSES’ ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
WORKERS HEALTH AND SAFETY CENTRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
HEALTH CARE HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . 70
ONTARIO FEDERATION OF LABOUR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC FOR ONTARIO WORKERS . . 71
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY . . 72
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF LABOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
OFFICE OF THE WORKER ADVISOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD (WSIB). . . . . . . 78
ONA VISION STATEMENT
The Ontario Nurses’Association is a membership driven, proactive union sensitive
and responsive to the ever changing needs in an evolving health care system.
Dedicated to providing an environment conducive to learning and personal
growth with the acknowledgment of diversity and creativity.
Maintains mutual trust, respect, support and understanding throughout the
organization.
Advocates a high quality, efficient health care system, sharing in partnership with
communities, consumers and health care professionals.
ONA STATEMENT OF BELIEFS
The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) believes that it is the right of all its
members to work in a healthy and safe work environment. It further believes in
the pursuit of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of
workers in all occupations.
As one of the largest health care unions in the province and the country, ONA is
particularly concerned about the high rate of illness and injury in the health care
sector. Not only are our members under extreme stress from the current unrelenting
pressures on the health care system, health care workers have the highest
injury and illness rate in the work force. This is completely unacceptable. It is time
for ONA members to exercise a stronger leadership role in achieving safe and
healthy workplaces, and a better quality of life for ourselves and our families.
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