The goal of Marine Occupational Health and Safety (MOHS) is to prevent accident and illnesses in order to create a safe and healthy work environment. We accomplish this through administering, enforcing and promoting Part II of the Canada Labour Code and of the Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
MOHS Inspectors conduct inspections, investigations and promotional visits to make sure that the marine industry’s employers are committed to the health and safety of their employees and are in compliance with the OHS requirements.
MOHS Program
The MOHS program is currently being realigned and transformed to create a Centre of Expertise in National Head Quarters (NHQ) and a team of MOHS officers that are geo-located in the regions.
The officer will be able to respond in a timely manner to reactive events to ensure the application and enforcement of Part II of the Canada Labour Code and to conduct proactive and promotional field activities to prevent accidents and injury to employees working in federal workplaces.
Forms
- Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (Form 26-0614)
- Refusal to Work Registration (Form 26-0620)
- Workplace Investigation Reports on Refusal to Work (Form Lab-1184)
- Complaint Registration (Form 26-0618)
- Report of a Maritime Hazardous Occurrence - Hazardous Occurrence Investigation Report (Form 82-0703)
- Work Place Health and Safety Committee Annual Report (Form 26-0616)
- Example of the Work Place Health and Safety Committee Meeting Minutes (Form 26-0617)
Awareness material
- As an Employer... Are You Ensuring the Health and Safety of Your Employees Working Onboard Ships?
- Guidance on Confined Spaces – Cargo hold
- CCOHS: How to Safely Enter a Cargo Hold
- Confined spaces - No easy way out
- Fall Protection Plans for Working at Heights
- Commercial Marine Shipping Accidents: Understanding the Risks in Canada (April 2016) (PDF)
Need help?
Should you need help or have any questions, please reach out to our team by contacting this email:
Email: MaritimeOHS-SSTMMaritime@tc.gc.ca
Any time emergency contact
You can contact the Transport Canada Situation Centre (SitCen) to report a serious injury, death or refusal to work.
- Phone: 1-888-857-4003
- Email at sitcen@tc.gc.ca
Related links
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- Reports and publications: Occupational health and safety - Canada.ca
- Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada
- Canada Industrial Relations Board
- MOU Between HRSDC-Labour and TSB
- Health Canada - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)