| Prevent falls and other hazards when working with mast climbers IHSA’s new Guideline for mast climber best practices outlines safe methods for setting up, operating, and maintaining mast climbing work platforms to control hazards and help prevent falls. Download your copy to get a better understanding of requirements for signage, inspections, fall protection, and more. Get the guide! Take action: Construction Death Review report on falls from heights The first annual report of Ontario’s Construction Death Review has been released—and is a milestone for improving construction health and safety in the province. The review process investigated a number of falls-from-heights deaths in an effort to provide answers to impacted families and develop recommendations that improve safety for all construction workers. Read the report and consider how you can apply its recommendations at your workplace. Discover free health and safety resources from IHSA Investing in health and safety has never been easier. IHSA makes it easy for business owners, supervisors, and workers to improve hazard awareness and prevent incidents with a variety of no-cost downloads, videos, training courses, and other resources. Access more than 150 safety talks, check out our toolkit for small businesses, sign up for in-person and online training, and more with just a few clicks. Take advantage of all of IHSA’s free-to-member resources right now. Celebrating 1,000-plus NCSOs in Ontario More than 1,000 safety leaders across Ontario have now been certified as National Construction Safety Officers. The designation recognizes successful applicants with at least three years of construction field experience who regularly perform a safety function at their workplace. IHSA proudly awards NCSO® certification in Ontario—under the national standards set by the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations. Learn how you can earn NCSO® designation. Behind the scenes: IHSA films new safety talk videos IHSA’s videographers and health and safety consultants recently filmed new safety talk videos focused on extension ladders and scaffolds. The shoot took place at the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades’ training centre in Vaughan, Ontario, where the team captured practical, hands-on demonstrations to help workers stay safe on the job. Take a peek behind the scenes—and subscribe to our YouTube channel to see new videos as they become available. Our year in review: 2024 Annual Report now available Learn more about the ways IHSA works to better serve our members and achieve our strategic goals. Our 2024 Annual report highlights our key prevention initiatives, published health and safety resources, training programs, and progress promoting health and safety across Ontario workplaces over the previous year. Download IHSA’s 2024 Annual Report. |
| Our latest video safety talks and podcasts |
| IHSA’s videos and podcasts provide timely, easy-to-understand advice for improving health and safety at your workplace. Our latest expert-led video, Ladder guidelines, discusses legal requirements for ladder use at construction sites, including the need to conduct a ladder risk assessment before starting any work. You may also wish to view our video on stepladders, which looks at best practices for inspecting, setting up, and safely using this common piece of equipment. |
| On the IHSA Safety Podcast, Episode 112 discusses the key differences between assessments, inspections, and audits—three distinct workplace safety tools that are often misunderstood or used interchangeably—while Episode 113 highlights the critical importance of asbestos awareness and the legal training requirements for workers and supervisors. Listen now at ihsasafetypodcast.ca or with your favourite podcast app. |
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