By registering your new business with the WSIB, you automatically became a member of the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association.

Falls Awareness Week is May 6–10, 2019 and, along with the Ministry of Labour, we encourage you to stop work for 15–30 minutes during the week to have a safety talk about fall hazards specific to your workplace. Talking about falls can lead to identifying hazards and gaps in knowledge or training. Download our safety kit to help you get started!

Many building owners are leasing their rooftops to telecommunication companies. However, the building owner may not be aware of the hazards the equipment used on rooftops can create for workers. Rooftop antennas can create hazardous levels of electromagnetic radiation and any person working in close proximity to the antenna can be exposed to harmful radiation.

This four-page booklet contains prevention information for carpenters and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.

This poster reminds both supervisors and workers that they have a role to play when it comes to health and safety.

Falling from heights continues to be a leading cause of injuries and fatalities in the Ontario construction industry. Despite the fact that working at heights (WAH) training is mandatory and must meet a provincial standard, workers are still dying or suffering life-altering injuries. 

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

Diving is high-risk, dangerous work. The slightest mistake can have disastrous consequences. The risk of someone being injured is always there.

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

Without fall protection, working on a sloped roof is one of the most dangerous jobs in construction.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as chronic back pain or shoulder problems, often take time to develop. Forceful exertion, awkward positions, hand-arm and whole-body vibration, contact stress, and repetitive tasks can add up over time to produce an MSD.

This advisory contains safe work practices to follow in order to help ensure that the brakes of a tower crane hoist will not fail. 1 page. July 2017.

Use this checklist to help assess a jobsite for hazards.

In-house maintenance personnel and outside contractors require safe access to cooling towers and evaporative condensers.

Concrete finishers are skilled tradespeople who place, finish, protect, and repair concrete floors, walls, driveways, sidewalks, stairs, and other surfaces. This health and safety manual contains the information they need to protect themselves from the hazards they face in the workplace.

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.

Obligations du proprietaire: Substances designees dans les chantiers de construction (W130F)

When working at heights, workers often rely on fall protection equipment to keep them safe.

Training gives workers the knowledge to recognize the hazards they face and do their jobs safely. It also helps employers fulfil their duty to protect the health and safety of their workers.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as chronic back pain or shoulder problems, often take time to develop. Forceful exertion, awkward positions, hand-arm and whole-body vibration, contact stress, and repetitive tasks can add up over time to produce an MSD.

This guide can help pipe trade workers (plumbers and steamfitters) in the ICI sector identify musculoskeletal hazards in their job and learn how to control them. 10 pages. Mar 2016.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as chronic back pain or shoulder problems, often take time to develop. Forceful exertion, awkward positions, hand-arm and whole-body vibration, contact stress, and repetitive tasks can add up over time to produce an MSD.

This guide can help electricians in the ICI sector identify musculoskeletal hazards in their job and learn how to control them. 10 pages. Mar 2016.

This six-panel brochure will help you understand your responsibilities and where to go for assistance to locate underground services. What lies below can hurt you. Protect your investment, your workers, and the public. 2016 ed.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as chronic back pain or shoulder problems, often take time to develop. Forceful exertion, awkward positions, hand-arm and whole-body vibration, contact stress, and repetitive tasks can add up over time to produce an MSD.

If you work around boilers and pipes, you should know that friable asbestos (asbestos that is easily crumbled, pulverized, or powdered) was installed in some boiler components until around 1985.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is the "unseen" enemy because it is a colourless, odourless, highly poisonous gas.

This three-panel brochure outlines the keys to lifting and lowering:

School bus drivers are responsible for maintenance of their bus equipment, passenger safety and control, and safe and timely passage on the roads.

Working on or around heavy equipment is high-risk work. If an incident occurs, the result is often a life-altering injury such as a broken bone, head injury, or even loss of life.

This three-panel brochure features safety tips for truck drivers.

This brochure explains how IHSA can help your company put ergonomic solutions in place to prevent MSDs.

There are many hazards associated with using your mobile device on a construction site, especially when operating or working around vehicles and equipment. This advisory provides guidelines on limiting the use of mobile devices to prevent distractions and lower the risk of being struck by moving vehicles and equipment on a jobsite. 2 pages. May 2015.

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

This pocket-sized handbook measures 3½” x 5½”. Topics include: objectives and requirements of a traffic control person, equipment needed, safety tips, preparations and checklists, rights and regulations. 20 pages. Revised 2014.

This 8-page booklet is designed to protect the safety of workers constructing basements on residential projects.

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

Explains step-by-step how to conduct a thorough accident investigation, then demonstrates real-life situations through two case histories. Revised Nov 2010.

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

Covers sling materials, configurations, angles, working load limits, centre of gravity, and other aspects of safe sling use. Also includes information on specific types: wire rope slings, chain slings, and web slings. 36 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.

A comprehensive handbook for dealing safely with asbestos. Complies with the new Asbestos Regulation 278/05. 70 pages. Revised, 2008. Reprinted, 2012.

This four-panel brochure contains helpful health and safety information relevant to the aggregate sector.

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".

Electrical utilities need to rely on a variety of vehicles in order for employees to get their work completed safely. That means they need to have a strong understanding of their vehicles and the safe work procedures needed to operate them. The courses in this specialty catalogue focus directly on transportation safety issues. 12 pages.

The construction sector relies on a variety of vehicles in order for employees to get their work completed safely. That means they need to have a strong understanding of their vehicles and the safe work procedures required to operate them. The courses in this specialty catalogue focus directly on transportation safety issues. 12 pages.

COR™ is a national standard for the measurement and continuous improvement of workplace health and safety systems in Canada. Now it’s in Ontario. Don’t get left behind. Start working towards COR™ certification today.

An information brochure about hiring a roofing contractor.

This brochure provides information on how roofing companies can develop an MSD prevention plan based on the potential hazards associated with common roofing tasks and the solutions to control these hazards.

This brochure helps roofers learn about heat stress, recognize the symptoms, and control the hazards.

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.

Working, travelling, and parking on the frozen surface of ponds, lakes, and rivers can be a hazardous activity. This Best Practice covers the basic steps for planning, design, construction, operation, and closure of an over-ice project, while ensuring that worker safety is protected.

Travailler, se déplacer et se stationner sur les couches de glace gelées des étangs, des lacs et des rivières peuvent être des activités dangereuses.

This poster can be posted at workplaces, on jobsites, or at truck stops to remind workers to drive safely.

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.

The Ontario Traffic Manual Book 7 (Temporary Conditions) provides the basic requirements for traffic control in work zones during roadway or utility construction and maintenance on or beside public highways.

The Safety Talks manual covers a wide variety of safety topics for the construction industry. Delivered by supervisors or health and safety reps, Safety Talks provide a hands-on way to reinforce accident prevention on the job.

This guide will familiarize personnel with specialized techniques, work practices, tools and equipment deemed necessary to carry out live line tool techniques on energized circuits.

This guide designates the practices that should be followed by member firms when involved in overhead line clearing operations.

This guide is not intended to train personnel as qualified mechanics, but will provide pertinent information and general recommendations deemed necessary to help personnel operate hydraulic equipment.

This guide will familiarize personnel with the specialized techniques, work practices and protective equipment necessary to safely carry out high voltage rubber techniques on circuits up to 36kV.

This pocket-sized safe practice guide is intended to familiarize personnel with the specialized techniques, work practices, and equipment to safely work with hydrovac equipment in the vicinity of underground electrical plant. 44 pages. Rev. 09/2013.

This guide designates the practices that should be followed when entry and work in a confined space is required.

This guide designates the practices that should be followed by member firms when involved in low voltage applications.

This guide is not intended as a training manual, but will provide pertinent information and general recommendations deemed necessary to perform work involving ladders in a safe and efficient manner.

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

This guide designates the practices that should be followed by member firms when using ropes, slings and rigging procedures.

This guide will look at the different components of underground systems from types of underground systems to cable and fault locating of URD cable.

This guide provides valuable, field-tested information on pole installation, hydraulic equipment, pole removal and other facets of safe work practice for pole handling.

This guide outlines specialized techniques, work practices and equipment necessary to safely carry out bare hand live line techniques on circuits energized to 50 kV. General recommendations only.

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.

Guidelines for using GFCIs used on portable generators in construction. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs. 8½” x 11”. 20 pages. 1997 edition.

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.

Le Manuel de santé et sécurité de l’industrie de la construction est le guide en matière de santé et sécurité le plus complet de l’Association ontarienne de la sécurité dans la construction. C’est un outil essentiel pour tous les travailleurs. Édition 2008.

Helps fulfill the requirements for annual WHMIS update training. Includes review material, a questionnaire, and a punch-out card to be issued upon completion of training. Revised, Feb 2009. 12 pages.

Ce cahier peut être utilisé pour la révision annuelle obligatoire de Système d’information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail (SIMDUT). 17 pages.

Designed for field and classroom use, this book covers major subjects from IHSA's Rigging Manual (RM001) and Mobile Crane Manual (MC001). Revised, 2012.

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.

Workers who perform low-slope or flat roofing activities are exposed to a number of hazards. This manual covers those hazards and recommends ways to eliminate or control them.

This manual provides workers in the aggregates industry with guidelines for performing their work safely. With 26 chapters, this is a comprehensive health and safety resource covering not only common worksite hazards but also hazards specific to the aggregates industry. Revised January 2015. 8 ½″ x 11″. 64 pages.

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.

Depending on the type of material and the extent of contamination, the Mould Remediation Chart helps determine what actions, clean-up methods, personal protective equipment (PPE) and containment measures should be taken.

This poster reminds workers to look out for overhead powerlines. Colour. 17" x 22" (High Res). 8 1/2" x 11" (PDF).

This poster reminds workers to wear their seatbelt when operating heavy equipment. Colour. 8 1/2" x 11".

When working in hot environments, dehydration can lead to heat-related illnesses. This poster provides tips on how to prevent these illnesses, symptoms to be aware of, and possible treatment options. 11" x 17".

Owners/employers are legally responsible for the health and safety of all workers on a site, including subcontracted employees. Make sure health and safety is important to any company you contract. 4 pages.

Hand signals for ready mix drivers.

This advisory contains helpful information for the excavator about locating underground utilities before starting to dig. 1 page.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

A four-page booklet with prevention information for operating engineers and heavy equipment operators and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.

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

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

This booklet is a collection of 15 occupational health risk brochures for workers in trades that are at an increased risk of exposure to hazardous agents and the development of occupational diseases. These brochures include prevention information for workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires that a project owner identify designated substances on the project and provide a list to prospective constructors as part of the tendering information. This guide provides info on preparing the owner's report and includes a report form. 5 pages.

Inhaling silica can not only cause silicosis or lung cancer, but also scleroderma, a disorder of connective tissue that holds various body parts together. This advisory contains helpful advice to reduce your risk of exposure.

Ethanol/water mixtures in geothermal loops are flammable. Contractors and workers in the geothermal industry need to know that handling ethanol/water mixtures can be hazardous.

In Ontario, asbestos remediation requires full-body protective coveralls, head coverings, and other personal protective equipment such as respirators, gloves, and boots. These types of protective clothing can put workers at increased risk of developing heat-related illnesses.

This advisory outlines what you need to do before clearing a blocked sewer service line.

Maintaining cooling towers can put you at risk of a respiratory infection by Legionella bacteria. This advisory contains a checklist for inspecting cooling towers and a list of key information to ask the building owner.

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.

This poster shows you how to set up a ladder at a safe angle. Colour. 8 1/2" x 11".

This poster reminds you that roofing tools include fall protection. Print this poster and post at your workplace. Colour. 8 1/2" x 11". (PDF file).

This poster reminds you that a safe site is a clean site and to throw out tripping hazards. Print this poster and post at your workplace. Colour. 8 1/2" x 11". (PDF file).

This poster gives workers some helpful tips to prevent falls from ladders. Full Colour PDF. 8 1/2" x 11".

This poster reminds workers to cover all floor openings to prevent falls. Full Colour PDF. 8 1/2" x 11".

This poster illustrates the proper elements of a safe scaffold. Full Colour PDF. 8 1/2" x 11".

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 advisory outlines the risks associated with anchoring SRLs horizontally while working on a leading or unprotected edge and provides prevention information to reduce those risks.

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).

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

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.

This guide can help Insulators in the ICI sector 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.