Oct 9, 2019 | Health and Safety
Daily Commerical News | Don Wall Recent strong numbers on construction health and safety in Ontario and across Canada mask continuing problems that require immediate rectification, including implementation of significant worker-centric reforms. That’s the analysis of...
Oct 1, 2019 | Health and Safety, Ministry of Labour
Ontario Ministry of Labour Inspectors Focusing on Musculoskeletal, Respiratory illnesses October 1, 2019 10:35 A.M. Ministry of Labour TORONTO – Ministry of Labour inspectors will blitz workplaces in an effort to prevent Ontario’s top workplace injury,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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