Message from the Chief Prevention Officer: ADVISORY ON HEAT STRESS Heat Stress on the job can affect any worker, regardless of occupation/sector, location or experience, and can also result […]
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INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES: A closer look at the prompt payment problem
Paying a bill is the final step in an exchange of value between the payer and the payee. That this is an exchange is a crucial point, and the fact […]
Alert: Loading Limitations of Utility Service Covers in Public Sidewalks and Other Non-Roadway Areas
For your information please find an Alert from the Ministry of Labour in regards to the load limits of Utility Service Covers. Quote from the Ministry of Labour website: […]
MAST-CLIMBING WORK PLATFORM SAFE USE, MAINTENANCE & INSPECTION
The purpose of this alert is to provide important information regarding mast-climbing work platform safety. The recent death of two Ontario workers who were on a mast-climbing work platform […]
Ontario College of Trades “Enforcement Officers”: What to Expect? What to Do?
The Ontario College of Trades "Enforcement Officers" continue to patrol construction sites across the province enforcing the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship (the "OCTAA"). This briefing note aims to […]
WHMIS IS CHANGING
Since 1988, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has been Canada’s national hazard communication system for workplace chemicals. It is supported by interlocking federal, provincial and territorial legislation and […]
ESA seeks contractors for work group
The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) are looking for licensed electrical contractors that regularly work on large new single family dwellings or large apartment or condos to be part of working […]
ONTARIO PROVIDES $55 MILLION TO BOOST TRADES
The provincial government is giving a $55 million boost for apprenticeship training programs in an attempt to help more people enter the skilled trades. Ontario is investing this money in […]
WSIB launches Rate Framework Reform Consultation
The WSIB has launched a consultation on one of its most ambitious, comprehensive and far-reaching initiatives in recent memory. It’s called the “Rate Framework Reform” initiative, and it proposes to […]
LEC Store Now Open
The spring Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC) campaign is well underway. The next phase of the campaign is the launch of the LEC store. The LEC store will provide Licensed Electrical […]