About us

Mission and fields of intervention

The Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) is the organization to which the Government of Québec has entrusted the administration of the occupational health and safety plan. For this purpose, the CSST sees to the application of the following two Acts:

  • the Act respecting occupational health and safety, the purpose of which is to eliminate at the source dangers to the health, safety and physical well-being of workers;
  • the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases, the purpose of which is to compensate for work-related injuries and their consequences for workers, as well as the collection, from employers, of the sums necessary to fund the plan.

Fields of intervention

Prevention and inspection

  • Support for workers and employers in their efforts to eliminate at the source the dangers present in their workplace
  • Inspection of workplaces
  • Promotion of occupational health and safety

Compensation and rehabilitation

  • Compensation of workers having sustained a work-related injury
  • Rehabilitation of workers who, owing to a work-related injury, have sustained a permanent impairment to their physical or mental well-being

Funding

  • Funding
  • Ratemaking
  • Employer audits

Publication

Statement of Wages