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Safety Starter Kit for Ontario
30 Health and Safety Forms in 10 Steps for Small Workplaces (Word + PDF)
The written health and safety documents Ontario expects from a small employer, in ten steps. The kit has a weekend plan, so you can finish a first version in a weekend.
Is it for you?
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Ontario employers with about 1 to 50 workers, such as shops, offices, restaurants, service businesses and small manufacturers.
- Owners starting a health and safety program from nothing, or tidying up a patchy one.
Who it is not for
- Federally regulated employers and workplaces outside Ontario.
- Industries with their own health and safety rules, such as construction, mining, health care and farming. Use the kit for the basics, then add your industry's rules.
- Unionized workplaces.
- The extra age-based rules for young workers, such as the minimum age for each kind of workplace. Everything in the kit applies to young workers too.
What is inside
Everything in the download
The kit (93 PDF pages, 33 Law boxes, 30 forms):
Read this first: what applies at 1 to 5, 6 to 19 and 20 or more workers, a weekend plan, who to call, and a 12-question check of where you stand today.
The ten steps. Each step has a Law box, plain instructions and its forms:
- Hazard assessment
- Health and safety policy and program
- Violence and harassment: policy, risk assessment and program
- Emergency plan
- First aid
- Representative or committee
- Inspections and meetings
- Incidents and injuries, including a written notice of injury or illness
- Training and right to refuse
- Rules that may apply to you: working alone, hazardous products (WHMIS), contractors and protective equipment
Worked example: one made-up 12-worker shop is followed through the steps.
Back pages: the year at a glance, a document register, how long to keep records, what you must post or hand out, mistakes that cost owners money, when to get help, and a table of the laws the kit follows.
Forms and Letters (41 PDF pages): the 12-question check, all 30 forms and the document register (32 items), each on its own page, ready to print and reuse.
Good to know: Ontario's Ministry of Labour, the WSIB and the health and safety associations offer free material for small employers, such as awareness training workbooks, sample policies, a harassment code of practice and the required posters. It is official or publicly funded and worth using. This kit is a separate product. It puts the work in one order with a weekend plan, follows one made-up 12-worker shop through every step, and gives you 30 fill-in forms in one Word file. It is not an official government document.
industry-specific rules, training courses or certificates, or a promise that you will pass an inspection.
Occupational Health and Safety Act; Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
What you get
The files
- One instant download (.zip).
- 2 files, each as Word (.docx) and PDF: the kit (93 pages) and Forms and Letters (41 pages).
- A 2-page START HERE guide and a 1-page licence and terms.
How it helps
Why it is worth your time
- 01The 12-question check shows your gaps in about five minutes. Every "No" points to the step that fixes it.
- 02The headcount table shows what applies to a business your size, so you do not do more paperwork than you need.
- 03The working forms (inspections, first aid records, near miss cards) are ready to print and reuse every month.
How it works
Three steps
- 1
Do the 12-question check and find your column in the headcount table.
- 2
Work through Steps 1 to 10. Each step has a Law box, plain instructions and a form.
- 3
Fill in the set-up documents once, then print and reuse the working forms.
What you need
Microsoft Word or Google Docs, a PDF reader, and a printer or email. No apps, add-ins or subscriptions.
Updates
Free updates for 12 months from purchase. We email you when a new version is ready. Download it from your original receipt link. Law last checked: 10 November 2026. Next review: 10 May 2027.
This kit is general information and sample wording for small employers. It is not legal advice and does not replace a lawyer. We are not a law firm, and the kit was not written or reviewed by one. Each kit shows when to call a lawyer before you act. Read the full Not Legal Advice page.
Need more than one kit? The Ontario Complete Starter Bundle has all five Ontario kits for $439. Bought one by one they cost $635, so the bundle saves you $196 (about 31%).
Look inside first
Free sample pages
The cover, the “how to use this kit” page, the contents, a page of Law boxes and a real form or letter, marked “Sample”. No email needed.
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