Health and Safety Archives

Constructors have enhanced safety obligations

Sep 16, 2019 | Health and Safety

Cathy Chandler | Canadian Occupational Safety magazine Constructors, also known as prime contractors or contractors, have significant legal obligations under occupational health and safety legislation. From a practical perspective, these terms refer to a general...

Government Cuts Prevention Spending

May 15, 2019 | COCA News, Health and Safety

An article in the May 10 th issue of the Toronto Star reported on budget cuts to the Ministry of Labour’s Prevention Office. The article reported the following: The Ministry of Labour’s Prevention Office is funded from WSIB premiums paid by Ontario employers that are...

New IHSA Services to Support CoR Certification

Apr 28, 2019 | Advocacy, COCA News, Health and Safety

The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) and the construction industry have made significant strides since the IHSA first brought the Certificate of Recognition (CoR) program to Ontario about 8 years ago. Today there are 350 companies that have...

Institute for Work and Health Conclude Working at Heights Successful

Feb 24, 2019 | Advocacy, COCA News, Health and Safety

As of April 1, 2015, the Ontario Ministry of Labour mandated that all workers on construction projects who work at heights must have completed an approved working at heights (WAH) training program delivered by an approved working at heights training provider. The...