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STILTS ARE NOW ALLOWED IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Ontario is improving efficiency and competitiveness in the construction industry by allowing the limited use of stilts while ensuring that workers are protected from injury.

The province is amending the Construction Regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to allow stilts to be used in residential construction beginning January 1, 2010. Stilts will be permitted for use by workers installing insulation and vapour barriers and finishing drywall. Workers may use stilts only after they have completed special training and only with specific safety measures in place.

Other amendments to the Construction Regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act provide stakeholders with more flexibility regarding wooden guardrail systems while maintaining fall protection for workers.

 

 

North Americian Occupational Safety & Health Week -  May 2nd to 8th

Every year Canada, the United States and Mexico join together to focus attention on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace. North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week strives to:

  1. Increase understanding of the benefits of investments in occupational health and safety.
  2. Raise awareness of the role and contrubution of health and safety professionals.
  3. Reduce workplace injuries and illness by encouraging health and safety culture change.

 

 

Ministry Of Labour Announces Their New Safety Blitz for February - Forklifts and Other Lifting Devices

On February 2nd the Minister Peter Fonseca of the Ministry of Labour attended Industrial Safety Trainers training centre to announce the newest safety blitz for February.

The inspectors will be traveling around the province for lift truck related infractions. The blitz was prompted in part by results of a similar blitz in February 2009: inspectors visited 1,295 workplaces and issued 4,172 orders — 50% more orders per visit than usual for the ministry’s Industrial Program in that fiscal year.
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See the New Ministry Of Labour video on what the inspectors will be looking for during their forklift safety blitz

 

 

Safety Blitz Focuses On Forklifts

McGuinty Government Committed To Eliminating Workplace Injuries

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Focus On Fall Hazards At Construction Sites

McGuinty Government Heightening Awareness Around Workplace Hazards

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Inspection Sweep Of Vehicle Body Repair Shops

Ontario Ministry of Labour occupational health and safety inspectors and employment standards inspectors will conduct a sweep of about 800 vehicle body repair workplaces in York, Durham and Peel Regions, Dufferin and Simcoe Counties, and Toronto.

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