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Michael Frolick Management Co-Chair

Michael’s career in the transportation industry began more than 40 years ago, when he got his start as a summertime dock worker and then a courier. After obtaining his Class A truck driver’s license, he drove for Canadian and American companies and eventually Epic Express, where he became the company’s first-ever “road coach,” overseeing road tests and evaluations. Nominated by the company as a Road Knight, he was a finalist in the Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championships in 2001, becoming Grand Champion in 2002.

Since becoming Director of Safety Compliance at TransPro Freight Systems Ltd. in 2007, Michael has significantly reduced collisions and operating scores at the organization. As well as overseeing recruitment of new hires, he is Chairman of the company’s Health and Safety Committee.

Michael has earned multiple industry award and accolades for his commitment to health and safety throughout his transportation career, and was one of the first recipients of the Ministry of Transportation’s Road User Safety Partnership Award in 2010. During his 22 years as a transport driver, he amassed 1.5 million miles collision free. Most recently, he was named 2023’s Truckload Carriers Association Safety Professional of The Year.

Michael has performed a wide range of committee work, including serving on the Fleet Safety Council Annual Conference Planning Committee and the WSIB Group Advisory Committee. He’s spent a considerable amount of time volunteering, including at Crime Stoppers and Families for Families in Halton Region. He’s also coached youth hockey and taught self defense for the City of Mississauga.

Michael was formerly Chair of the Toronto Fleet Safety Council, and judged the Ontario Truck Driving Championships and Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championships.

Sandro Pinto Labour Co-Chair

Sandro Pinto is the Executive Director of the LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre. His tenure with the organization dates back to 1998, when he joined the Local and became a Union Steward while working as a Health and Safety Representative for one of the largest heavy civil sector contractors in the Greater Toronto Area. In January 2002, he was hired as the Training Centre’s first Apprenticeship Coordinator—and was appointed to his current directorial position in 2012.

Beyond managing the day-to-day operations of the six LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre campuses, including locations in Toronto, Vaughan, Cobourg, Kingston, Cambridge, and Simcoe County, Sandro recently oversaw the building of the first tunnel rescue training facility in Canada (on LiUNA’s Vaughan campus) and is overseeing the construction of a new 11,000-square-foot Kingston Training Centre.

In addition to his role as Labour Co-Chair on IHSA’s Board of Directors, Sandro advocates for workers in the construction industry as a member of the Provincial Labour-Management Health and Safety Committee – Construction; Labour-Management committees for both the residential and tunneling sectors; and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development’s Prevention Council. He is also a LiUNA representative on the Provincial Training Directors’ Committee for the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.

Board of Directors

IHSA's Board of Directors represents the industries we serve as follows:

Labour-Management Network

IHSA works closely with its industry partners and labour associations through its Labour-Management network, its industry-based Advisory Councils and its two Provincial Labour-Management Safety Committees and Section 21 Committees (construction and electrical respectively).