2023-2024 Industry Compliance Campaigns: Construction inspectors will be focusing on struck-by equipment hazards in specific settings and falls from heights in the single-family residential sector. Learn More

To assist stakeholders with achieving compliance during the year-long MLITSD campaigns, IHSA is highlighting the following resources this month:

• Guidelines for Training Traffic Control Persons
• Entry Level Construction Training
• Fall Protection and Working at Heights in Residential Construction article & webinar
• Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls eLearning
• Episode 8: Fall Protection Quick Facts
• 15 Steps Supervisors can take to Prevent Falls webinar

Stay tuned for further resources being released throughout the month on our YouTube Channel

Health Canada published amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) on January 4, 2023. These amendments are related to changes in WHMIS. There is a 3-year transition period until December 14, 2025, to allow suppliers, employers, and workers to adapt to the changes. Read More

Ministry of Transportation has announced on September 1, 2023, they will be introducing a new online air brake learning module to replace the air brake knowledge test at time of renewal. Read More

The MLITSD has announced amendments to Reg. 854 – Mines and Mining Plants, made under OHSA. Which include a number of changes that affect the aggregate sector, including management of change, airborne hazard management programs, and supervisor examinations of workplaces. Some changes came into effect on July 1, 2023 while the rest will come into effect on September 1, 2023 Read More

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Apply Now! Board Of Director Recruitment

The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) is currently seeking applications to fill one upcoming vacancy on its Board of Directors. Start date October 2023.

Nominate Now!

Nominations are open for this year's IHSA Health and Safety Awards.

To recognize an individual or firm that embodies health and safety excellence, please submit nomination forms before August 31, 2023, at 4 pm.

Register Now! September 19, Ironworkers Health and Safety Event with 3M is offering six-free 50-minute classroom training sessions running simultaneously starting at 9:00 AM.

Save the Date! IHSA's Annual General Meeting and LM Co-Chairs meeting is being held on October 4, 2023, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Airport West, 5444 Dixie Road, Mississauga.

Join us to celebrate Award Recipients!

Save the Date! The 2nd Annual NCSO Conference is being held virtually on November 24, 2023. Registration information coming soon!

Congratulations to Megan Hanna, Health and Safety Specialist at Pumpcrete Corp, the first person in Ontario to become National Health Safety Administrator (NHSA™) certified.

The NHSA™ certificate provides formal, entry-level training to individuals who are active in administrating their company’s health and safety program but don’t have at least three years of recent construction safety-related field experience.

Visit IHSA.ca to learn about becoming an NHSA™ through IHSA.

Mental Health & Wellness

IHSA has developed a new product now available as a free download, "Frequently Asked Questions About Naloxone Kits in Workplaces (W135)". This guide is intended to help answer employer questions about the requirements for naloxone in the workplace.

New resources:

• Understanding opioid-related harms in trade related workplaces (W133)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Naloxone Kits in workplaces (W135)

Occupational Health

Carbon Monoxide: IHSA learned of a multiple-worker workplace injury due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a North York construction site. It’s important to keep in mind the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO).

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and highly poisonous gas. It is produced by the incomplete burning of fuels. CO interferes with your body's ability to use oxygen and can kill you. Check out this safety talk or eLearning program to learn more about it and its related controls.

In construction, transportation, and utilities, workers face chemical and physical hazards. An exposure assessment helps determine the risk level from hazardous substances and agents. Visit IHSA's Occupational Health page for more information on types of assessments and their application in your workplace.

New & Young Workers

As young workers across our province take summer jobs – many for the first time – it is our shared responsibility to ensure each and every one returns home safely to their family at the end of the day.

Create awareness - share resources.

Latest podcast episodes available

The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast that seeks to improve the lives of workers in Ontario - one thought-provoking discussion at a time.

Episode 61 - Returning to Work Safely After Injury

Episode 62 - Standards Council of Canada

IHSA.ca Health & Safety Magazine

IHSA.ca Magazine is produced regularly throughout the year. In each issue, you will find valuable information such as injury prevention tips, enforcement blitz announcements, regulatory updates and more.

YouTube Videos:

IHSA continues to launch new safety talk videos to support MLITSD's Compliance Campaigns monthly.

Recent additions:

• Inspecting Your Harness for Maximum Safety *New
• Donning Your Harness  *New

Closed captioning offers these videos in many languages.

IHSA's Annual Report

IHSA'S 2022 Annual Report is available now. Download your copy 

Includes a great recap of key accomplishments and strategic priorities.

Proud Member of IHSA

Display the "Proud Member of IHSA" logo on your website and show your commitment to occupational health and safety at your workplace. Download the logo at IHSA.ca/brand-assets.

Fleet Safety & Transportation News

Access monthly updates, news and events from the Fleet Safety Council and the Transportation industry.

Protective footwear study

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) are Conducting a Study on Protective Footwear: They are looking for volunteers to complete an online survey that takes about 15 minutes. Participants will receive a $10 Tim Horton's gift card as a token of appreciation. The goal is to recruit 200 participants, and the study has received approval from the TMU Research Ethics Board.



Access the forms for participation through your Google account.