DriveON Program Enrollment: Transitioning to Ontario's Modern Vehicle Inspection System
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is updating the way vehicle safety and emissions inspections are performed with the introduction of the DriveON program, a new digital system designed to modernize and streamline inspections. This marks the end of the current paper-based Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) program, which will be replaced by a fully digital platform powered by Parsons.
Join Audit Manager Alex Spittal from Parsons, who will guide you through the critical steps to enroll your Vehicle Inspection Centre (VIC) in the DriveON program.
This session is essential for VIC owners and managers who must ensure their inspection centres are fully equipped and authorized to continue offering mandatory vehicle safety inspections under the new system.
Alex will walk you through the 11 key steps to successful enrollment, including how to:
Hybrid & Electric Vehicles: Air Conditioning Systems
Even to seasoned technicians, Air Conditioning Systems on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles can present a challenge. Unlike traditional automotive A/C systems which are powered by an internal combustion engine, air conditioning systems in electric and hybrid vehicles use high voltage electricity to power the compressor.
To further complicate matters, HV compressor systems often use the same size service ports as conventional systems, making mistakes easy to make.
This lesson will focus on H&EV Air Conditioning (A/C) system differences; specifically:
WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
The Workplace Hazardous Information System (WHMIS) is a Canada-wide system which was created jointly by the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments. WHMIS is designed to educate employers and employees on the hazardous materials found in the workplace and is a requirement under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
WHMIS 2015 introduced program updates over the original 1988 program through the adoption of GHS into the program.
In 2023, new WHMIS regulations were passed. Health Canada published amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) in the Canada Gazette, Part II to align with the Seventh Revised Edition and certain provisions of the Eighth Revised Edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The changes are being implemented to enhance the protection of workers by requiring more comprehensive and detailed health and safety information on product labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).