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Archives
May 2013
Articles:
- IHSA Safety Talk: Safe Setup of Heavy Equipment
- Have your say about revisions to OTM Book 7
- Infrastructure Ontario looks at COR™ guidelines
- Asbestos and vehicle maintenance
- Product spotlight: IHSA's Demolition Health and Safety Manual
April 2013
Articles:
- IHSA Safety Talk: Underground Utilities
- You're invited to the HRSDC Labour Program's Open House
- Advisory: Gas Line and Sewer Line Conflicts
- MOL Inspection Blitz Schedule
- NAOSH Week
- Prepare for the MOL excavation blitz in May
- IHSA supports Ryerson student project in Northern Ontario
- Kingston Health and Safety Conference
March 2013
Articles:
- IHSA Safety Talk: Floor and roof openings
- IHSA.ca Magazine latest issue now available
- Safety awareness seminars for low-rise residential roofing
- Foundations of Facilitating, Training and Learning to replace IHSA's Principles of Effective Training course
- Health and safety advisory: Heat stress and Type 3 asbestos operations
- IHSA begins review process for Electrical Utility Safety Rules
- Health and safety spring blitz for aggregates sector
- April is Dig Safe month
February 2013
Articles:
- IHSA Safety Talk: Housekeeping
- New Minister of Labour appointed
- MOL issues advisory on workers falling through skylights
- IHSA Training and Product Catalogues now available
- Help develop OHS leading indicators
- Changes coming for commercial drivers over 65
January 2013
Articles:
- IHSA Safety Talk: Working around bird and bat droppings
- Prevention awareness products from the Ministry of Labour
- IHSA industry events in February
- IHSA welcomes Chinese delegation for tour of facilities
- Bill 119: Mandatory coverage in construction
- Slips, trips, and falls the focus of MOL's next safety blitz
December 2012
Articles:
- Safety Talk: Needlestick and sharp-object injuries
- Safety Group deadline extended: Join one of IHSA's groups today
- Ministry releases results from summer struck-by blitz
- Product spotlight: IHSA Occupational Health risk Brochures
- Booking IHSA training dates in 2013
- New poster available through online ordering
- Have a safe and happy holiday from IHSA
November 2012
Articles:
- Safety talk: Slips and falls—Unloading structural steel
- MOL alert: Photovoltaic systems
- Join IHSA's Construction, Electrical, or Transportation Safety Group in 2013
- Ministry releases results from summer pits and quarries blitz
- IHSA.ca Magazine subscriptions available
- IHSA launches poster campaign
October 2012
Articles:
- Safety talk: Welding—Inhalation hazards
- WSIB mandatory coverage coming
- SCIP training in Northern Ontario
- How IHSA can help you: Free seminars available
- Mobile Classroom is on the road
- IHSA product spotlight: Supervisor Log Book
- IHSA.ca Magazine now available
September 2012
Articles:
- Safety talk: Responsibilities
- IHSA Annual General Meeting September 26
- Draft of Hazardous Energy Standard (CSA Z460) now available for comment
- Supervisor blitz continues throughout the fall
- Ontario Truck Driving Championships
August 2012
Articles:
- Safety talk: Job safety analysis
- IHSA hosts a number of sessions, seminars this fall
- MOL holds supervisory blitz in September - October
- Annual Fleet Safety Council Educational Conference to be held in Markham
- IHSA Annual General Meeting to feature Rob Ellis
July 2012
Articles:
- IHSA Safety talk: Dump Truck Tipovers
- Save the date: IHSA Annual General Meeting
- New mandatory poster now available
- Two MOL blitzes this month focus on IHSA member industries
- New IHSA Health & Safety Magazine now available
- MOL warns outdoor workers about Lyme disease
June 2012
Articles:
- IHSA Safety Talk: Traffic control on public roads
- IHSA training facility coming to Northern Ontario
- MOL online forms now available
- MTO releases Ontario Road Safety Annual Report
- Visit IHSA's News and Events page
- Health and safety advisory: Roof openings and skylights
- Ontario passes mandatory “one call” legislation
May 2012
Articles:
- Safety Talk: Working on Stockpiles
- Latest issue of IHSA Health & Safety Magazine now available
- IHSA issues advisory on heavy equipment "quick couplers"
- Ministry of Labour releases latest blitz schedule
- Prepare for the June struck-by blitz
April 2012
Articles:
- Safety talk: Hoisting signals demonstration
- IHSA will meet your training needs when you need them
- Professional association provides opportunity for information exchange
- Day of Mourning: April 28
- IHSA is committed to the North
- Basics of Supervising training course free to members
- IHSA provides information and resources at Stratford home show
March 2012
Articles:
- Safety talk: Responsibilities
- Ministry of Labour looks at high-risk construction in March
- Utilities celebrate safety achievements
- Ministry of Labour seeks members for new Prevention Council
- CHSI Research Exchange Series presentation focuses on shiftwork
- HRSDC hosts NAOSH open house in Toronto
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