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February 2012

Articles:

• Safety talk: Stretching exercises
• Trade profiles outline controls for MSDs
• Ladder use in construction guideline released
• IHSA on the road with spring aggregate program
• Tower crane blitz results released
• Upcoming MOL blitz to focus on construction sector
• Follow IHSA on Twitter

January 2012

Articles:

• Safety talk: Winter hazards
• IHSA revamps website, adds Twitter
• US cell phone ban for commercial vehicle drivers now in effect
• Update on WSIB registration for construction firms
• Changes to the OHSA explained
• CHSI Research Exchange Series: A toolkit for newcomers on OHS and workers’ compensation
• MOL looks at MSDs in February blitz

December 2011

Articles:

• Health and safety alert: Overhead Pole-Top Style SMD-20 Power Fuses
• Winter driving tips for everyone
• Due diligence seminar
• Do you know the first aid requirements?
• IHSA Electrical and Transportation Safety Groups: investing in safety pays dividends
• Health & Safety Magazine now available

November 2011

Articles:

• Light up the worksite
• Toronto safety show a success
• IHSA releases strategic plan
• Fall prevention poster available for free
• Neil McCormick retires
• Free occupational illness and infectious disease awareness session in Dec

October 2011

Articles:

• Stretching before work
• Free due diligence seminars by IHSA
• IHSA hosts annual general meeting
• Health & Safety Magazine now available
• Heavy equipment—health and safety resources and programs

September 2011

Articles:

• IHSA and Toronto committee host two-day safety show
• Ministry of Labour releases new diving inspection plan
• IHSA taking part in two northern events
• New program for aggregate firms this fall

August 2011

Articles:

• MOL looking at access equipment in August blitz
• Set up concrete pumps on site safely
• Transportation Safety Group hosts safety seminar: An inside look
• IHSA achieves accreditation for national safety program

July 2011

Articles:

• Confined space regulation consolidated
• MOL launches tower crane safety video
• Aggregates the focus of July blitz
• Training spotlight: Working at Heights
• IHSA careers: Are you interested in a career that makes a difference?

June 2011

Articles:

• The hazards of fatigue
• MOL inspectors looking for trade qualifications
• Changes to safety inspection standards for commercial vehicles
• Ontario Truck Driving Championships slated for July
• Confined spaces: MOL consolidates regulatory requirements
• Work Reintegration and WSIB Claims Management course

May 2011

Articles:

• Protecting your young and new workers
• Blitz: Low-rise residential construction
• Blitz: Tower cranes
• Roadcheck 2011: June 7-9
• Using social media to encourage road safety
• IHSA hosts workplace violence workshop

April 2011

Articles:

• April magazine full of prevention info
• New website for Health & Safety Ontario
• Safety talk on noise
• Fall protection equipment must meet standards
• Day of Mourning: April 28
• Introduction to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
• Update on plans for our health and safety system

March 2011

Articles:

• Your new e-bulletin: 2-Minute News
• Manual material handling
• Spring start-up
• Residential framers: prevent falls
• Bill 160 now before provincial parliament