FSC Regional Award Nominations Open
Nominations are now open for the FSC Regional Awards. Every year, the FSC Chapters are able to recognize one driver and one safety professional for their efforts in keeping our roads safe.
Nominations will remain open until June 31st, 2025 and regional winners will be announced at the September chapter meetings.
Regional award winners will then be eligible for the provincial driver and safety professional of the year awards sponsored by TruckRight.
Click here to view the new Awards page on the FSC website!
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Improving Road Safety
IHSA was proud to participate in the 98th annual Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) Convention in Toronto. The event covered a range of topics, including the need for a sustainable infrastructure workforce and the importance of preventing work zone intrusion. The latter panel featured expertise from Michelle Roberts, IHSA’s Vice President of Stakeholder and Public Relations.
Click here to read more about the convention.
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IHSA Awards Season Opening Soon!
Mark your calendars. Running from May 1st through June 30th, nominations will be accepted for the IHSA Awards which are presented at the annual IHSA AGM.
Nominate a deserving individual, team or committee for the John M. Beck Award, Electrical Utility Safety Excellence & Innovation Award, Roy A. Phinnemore Award, The Gil Samson Award, Ken Hellawell Transportation Safety Award or the Maria (Filice) Mason Award of Excellence.
Click on the button to learn about each of the awards, read about last years recipients and some of the other awards available through IHSA.
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IHSA's Labour-Management Network
Did you know that IHSA's extensive Labour-Management Network brings together worker and management representatives from across the sectors that we serve—with the common goal of making Ontario workplaces as safe as possible.
Watch the videos to learn more!
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Spots Still Available for the Working Mind For the Trades
IHSA has partnered with Opening Minds, a division of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) to pilot a new training program designed to reduce stigma surrounding mental illness in trade-sector workplaces.
The courses have been adapted for trades sectors from Opening Minds' The Working Mind, an evidence-based learning program developed to help Ontario workplaces better understand mental illness and foster psychologically healthy and safe working environments.
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Still Time to Register to Participate in Steps For Life across Ontario
Every year in Canada, close to 1,000 workers are killed on the job, or die as a result of a work-related injury or illness. Every one of those families has a story about their loved one. Add to that the thousands who are injured on the job each year, whose stories have just taken a sudden plot twist.
Steps for Life offers a chance to tell those stories and reveal the faces and lives behind the statistics.
IHSA is sponsoring six different walk locations in 2025 and we are currently recruiting walkers, and donations for the various walk locations.
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Manitoba’s Requirements for Regulated Vehicles Markings
As of July 1, 2025, Manitoba requires regulated vehicles that require a safety fitness certificate to legally operate in the province are marked with the National Safety Code (NSC) number of the registered owner. The requirement for regulated vehicles to be marked with the company logo and/or the company name remains.
Note: Manitoba Motor Carrier Enforcement will enforce this requirement on out-of-province operators who travel on Manitoba’s roads and highways as of July 1, 2025.
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Proposed Amendments to Section 105 of
O. Reg. 213/91: Reversing Alarms Construction
The Construction Legislative Review Committee (CLRC) reached consensus on circulating proposed amendments to Section 105 – Reversing Alarms of the Construction Regulation (O. Reg. 213/91).
Click on the button to download the form and submit it to Scott Laing by June 7, 2025.
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Proposed Amendments to Section 26 of O. Reg. 213/91: Fall Protection Work Plans
The Construction Legislative Review Committee (CLRC) reached consensus on circulating proposed amendments to Section 26 to include Fall Protection Work Plans into the Construction Regulation (O. Reg. 213/91).
Click on the button to download the form and submit it to Scott Laing by June 7, 2025.
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School Bus Safety
Stay alert and stop for school buses. Be the reason kids arrive safely.
Please review this school bus safety info card from the Ministry of Transportation on school bus safety with some must-know facts, consequences and reminders for all road users.
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MTO Over 80 Renewal Program
From the Ministry of Transportation, this info card includes important information on the over 80 renewal program, details on what happens after the assessment, some safe driving practices and other important facts.
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Transport Canada Launches Free Distracted Driving Mitigation Program for CMV Drivers
Transport Canada announced the launch of a free distracted driving mitigation program for commercial vehicle drivers and their organizations.
This evidence-based program, developed in collaboration with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), represents a cutting-edge strategy aimed at an important problem in a timely manner.
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Partners in Prevention Regional Health and Safety Conference 2025
Attend the Partners in Prevention Central Health & Safety Conference on May 27 in Mississauga to learn how you can build a culture of care at your workplace. Presented by IHSA and Workplace Safety and Prevention Services, the conference will help you empower everyone at the workplace to work together toward a common goal: keeping each other healthy and safe.
Register for the conference on or before April 29, 2025, to receive the early bird rate.
Note: When registering, please use the code PIP25IHSA to let us know that you found the conference through IHSA.
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WSIB Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards 2025 submissions now open
Each year the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recognizes the health and safety achievements of independently owned and operated businesses with fewer than 50 employees through its Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards.
The top three businesses will receive a monetary prize:
- Gold – $10,000
- Silver – $6,000
- Bronze – $4,000
Submissions are due May 14, 2025.
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April 28 — Day of Mourning
April 28 is the Day of Mourning. Each year on this day, we honour the thousands of Ontario workers who lost their lives, became ill, or were injured at work.
While we continue to make great strides to improve worker safety, there are those who do not return home to their families due to preventable workplace fatalities.
On April 28, think about the Day of Mourning. Think about a worker who was hurt or became sick. Hold a minute of silence, even on your own, for those who died. We should honour them but also learn from them. This is a good time to think of ways to prevent injuries and illness at your workplace.
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The Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championship (TRTDC) will be taking place on May 31st, 2025 at the CAA Centre in Brampton Ontario.
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The Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championships (CORTDC) will be taking place on June 14th, 2025 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
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