Inventory of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Environmental and Occupational Health Data
Sources and Surveillance Activities

Inventory of Data Sources

Occupational Exposure Database Management (OEDM) (Ontario)

Contacts
Lita Wong
Program Analyst
Ontario Ministry of Labour
655 Bay Street
Toronto, ON
M5G 2K4
Tel: (416) 326-1432
E-mail: lita.wong@mol.gov.on.ca

Paul Tidswell
Application Analyst
Ontario Ministry of Labour
250 Yonge Street, Toronto
(416)-326-7107
E-mail: paul.tidswell@mol.gov.on.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Information and Administrative Services
Occupational Health and Safety Branch
Ontario Ministry of Labour

Purpose of Database
The sampling results associated with work environment exposure to various airborne hazards in the OEDM database are used in the analysis of work exposure to specific hazards as well as in providing information for regulatory changes.

Content
Provincial occupational data on dust, fumes, heavy metals, solvents, chemicals, noise. Data types: contaminant levels in the workplace. Data elements: sampling date, description of sample, sampling duration, sample concentration, workplace name. Geolocators: postal codes.

Person-level data without identifiers, and group-level or aggregate data. Personal data: individual's name, name of employer.

Data coding/classification standards: Organization standard classification system for gathering information on occupational accidents. Standard Industrial Classification 1980 for gathering industry data.

Year Database Established
2001

Coverage Period
1980 to 1996

Data Updates
This database has not been updated since 1996.

Data Provider
Ontario Ministry of Labour

Data Availability
Access to the data is restricted to certain Ministry of Labour staff; the database is security password protected. Protocols or guidelines restricting the use or disclosure of the data: general public service guidelines, Ontario Management Board Corporate Management Directives, and Secretariat Information and Information Technology Security Directive.

The person responsible for privacy, use and disclosure of data: Chirs Berzins, Freedom of Information Co-ordinator, Ministry of Labour, 400 University Ave. ,Toronto, Ontario M7A 1T7

Reports
No

Additional Comments
Data are collected under the authority of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act

Documentation on the database is available in printed format.