Self-retracting devices are commonly used in the construction industry to help prevent falls.

The WSIB's "In Case of Injury At Work" Poster outlines the steps that should be taken to report an accident. It must be posted on site.

A prime objective for investigating incidents is to prevent them from happening again. By finding the causes of an incident and taking steps to control or eliminate these causes, we can prevent similar incidents in the future.

Keep your promise it’s never too late to quit smoking to come home healthy and safe every day.

This guideline provides helpful information for workers who are selected to be their company’s Health and Safety Representative.

Use this checklist to help assess a jobsite for hazards.

This pocket-sized guide provides an introduction to the most common health and safety hazards faced by workers and small employers in the masonry, tile, terrazzo, and allied trades.

This pocket-sized booklet provides information on safe driving during the hazardous winter months.

These guidelines provide a simplified, concise, consistent and enforceable procedure for implementing the portion of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that deals with Joint Health and Safety Committees. 6 pages.

These guidelines provide a simplified, concise, consistent and enforceable procedure for implementing the portion of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that deals exclusively with Worker Trades Committees. 5 pages.

Advice on how to develop Emergency Response Procedures for construction projects. 8 pages. 2003 ed.

This special issue of Construction Safety magazine focuses on young workers: why they're more at risk for accidents and how to help protect them. 8 pages.

This issue of Construction Safety magazine describes the most common occupational health and disease hazards and how to control them.

The Contractor's Toolkit can help firms develop or improve their health and safety program. It contains resources to help you comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction Regulations as well as Ministry of Labour audits and inspections. 2018 Edition

Covers planning, pre-flight briefing, responsibilities, ground crew procedures, signalling, and other aspects of helicopter lifting in construction. 20 pages. 2000 edition.

Protection and prevention measures for glass wool, mineral wool, and refractory ceramic fibres. Includes carcinogenic classifications and air sampling data. 26 pages. 2005 edition.

This two-sided (six panel) pamphlet features safety tips and best practices for shingling and low slope/flat roofing.

This poster promotes safe workplaces by illustrating the hardship and tragedy a work-related death leaves for friends and family through the stark imagery of a child who has lost a parent. That worker will not be able to keep the promise he or she made to friends and family to come home safely. 17 " x 22".

This brochure reminds people that falls are a main cause of workplace fatalities in Ontario. It contains important safety information for industry workers and homeowners.

On residential construction sites, temporary stairs are often put in place before the permanent stairs are built.

Volume 10, Issue 3 of our magazine includes articles on: Message from IHSA's CEO, Make safety work for you, In just ten minutes, and many more.

This guide designates the practices that should be followed by member firms when involved in de-energizing isolated electrical circuits or apparatus.

There are two versions of the Fall Protection stickers which convey the messages "Tie Off" and "Falls Are Killing Us". They measure 2 1/2" in diameter and come in a sheet with 10 stickers per sheet.

This pocket-sized manual was written for electrical workers and is a useful tool that apprentices, journeypersons, supervisors, and management can use to help keep safety in mind when planning work. It reflects the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Construction Projects regulation (213/91), Workplace Electrical Safety Standard (CAN/CSA Z462), and Ontario Electrical Code.

IHSA loans videos to its members at no cost for a period of two (2) weeks. To help users plan training meetings etc., materials have been grouped into broad subject categories.

This manual contains everything Homebuilders need to recognize and protect themselves against construction health and safety hazards. 2006 edition.

As of Jan 2007, the pdf version is in colour.

New 2008 edition. This manual covers health and safety for formwork in construction. Topics include: site preparation, material handling, assembly, erecting formwork, concrete, stripping and removal. 68 pages. 2008 edition.

This poster reminds workers to "Place guardrails around openings". 17” x 22”.

The smaller version of the fall protection posters measures 8½” x 11” and conveys the message, "Falls Are Killing Us: Tie Off". 3-colour. Paper.

A four-page booklet with prevention information for workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.

A four-page booklet with prevention information for workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.

Breathing in toxic welding fume can have serious health effects and exposure to manganese is regulated under Regulation 833: Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents. This advisory outlines the health effects of manganese, the factors that can increase manganese exposure, and the control methods for limiting exposure to welding fume.

The following procedures provide fall protection to workers during the placing and installation of roof trusses. The guide outlines three methods of installing roof trusses using three types of scaffolds. Revised Nov 2013. 27 pages. Black and white.

There have been a number of incidents of workers falling through roof openings and skylights resulting in critical injuries and fatalities. This advisory provides some straightforward ways to prevent these types of incidents from occurring in the future.

This profile can help rodworkers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help masonry workers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help drywallers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help homebuilders working on concrete floors and drains identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help workers in the carpentry finishing trade identify MSD hazards in their job and learn how to control them.

This profile can help flooring workers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help framers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help general labourers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help plumbers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help roofers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This poster contains tips to help workers in the masonry trade reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as chronic back pain or shoulder problems, often take time to develop.

This profile can help millwrights identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help boilermakers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help sheetmetal workers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help refrigeration and air conditioning workers identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This profile can help carpenters identify MSD hazards in their job and how to control them.

This guide can help workers in the civil construction trade identify musculoskeletal hazards in their job and learn how to control them.

This guide can help workers in the tile and terrazzo trade identify musculoskeletal hazards in their job and learn how to control them.

This guide can help workers in the demolition trade identify musculoskeletal hazards in their job and learn how to control them.

This poster contains tips to help workers in the terrazzo, tile, and natural stone trade reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

This guide can help workers in the high-rise forming trade identify musculoskeletal hazards in their job and learn how to control them.

When not installed or maintained correctly, heavy equipment attachments (tools attached by “quick couplers” instead of traditional “pins”) may release unexpectedly and fall, causing near misses, accidents, injuries, and fatalities.

Follow these safety tips when hoisting portable toilets from one level to another on high-rise projects.

Serious workplace injuries have occurred when boom extensions (jibs) commonly found on telescopic boom mobile cranes unexpectedly detached during installation or stowage.

New technologies have been developed to detect workers behind reversing vehicles and equipment. This advisory provides brief descriptions of a few of these systems and outlines their benefits and limitations. 2 pages.

Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the fastest-growing occupational diseases in Ontario. Exposure to noise may sometimes be unavoidable, but hearing loss is 100 per cent preventable. Use the tips in this guide to help ensure that hearing protection devices are used properly at your workplace. 4 pages.

This poster shows you how to choose the right respirator for the job and how to properly fit, clean and store it.

A guide outlining the proper procedures for the erection and dismantling of frame shoring towers. Revised Dec 2013. 15 pages.