Prevention

In addition to our main site, we have created specialized sites intended for various audiences. For example, our Youth, Service du répertoire toxicologique and Documentation Centre sites will provide you with a wide range of useful information. See the complete list of our sites.

A minimal number of first aiders must be present in the workplace to ensure that any worker who has an accident or suffers from a sudden illness can immediately receive first aid.

This section provides a brief portrait of the sector and also includes all of the publications geared to the prevention of work-related accidents intended for farmers.

Accidents involving machines occur in all industry sectors across the province. Avoidable in most cases, they generally happen when workers can access various hazardous machine zones.

The CSST wishes to reiterate the importance of prevention in the construction sector. Each year, the CSST adopts an action plan that aims to make construction sites safer. Indeed, there are a number of effective solutions available to reduce the risks of accidents associated with this activity sector!

The Prix innovation en santé et sécurité du travail is a contest held in the various regions of Québec which provides workers and employees with a forum for promoting their initiatives aiming to eliminate workplace hazards.

The film and video industry represents a unique activity sector. Sets and workplaces, often similar to construction sites, are temporary facilities erected for the performance of highly varied tasks by workers in all types of fields. They effectively represent numerous risks to the health and safety of workers.

Getting off on the right foot! Integrating young and new workers with an eye to safety. Welcoming a young worker to your company is both a responsibility and a major challenge. The CSST can help you if you have any questions or concerns.

The For a safe maternity experience program is a prevention program whose primary goal is to keep pregnant or breast-feeding workers employed in a job with safe working conditions. It is not a maternity leave.

The Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) offers an insurance product specifically designed for Québec's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): prevention mutual groups.

This section presents the intervention program in underground mines and also includes information on regulations and on mine rescues.

This section contains all of the publications that are offered to employers and workers active in the forestry sector. It also offers practical information on training workers and first-aid in the forest.