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| December 2024 Happy holidays from IHSA! It’s been a privilege to be part of your health and safety journey this year. As we look ahead to 2025, IHSA remains committed to ensuring that every Ontario worker returns home safe and healthy to their loved ones at the end of the day.  Training spotlight: opening the door to support IHSA is excited to introduce Opening the Door to Support, an eLearning course that equips supervisors, managers, and leaders with essential skills to support mental health in the workplace. Created in collaboration with Mental Health Innovations, the convenient, on-demand training program takes approximately 90 minutes to complete—and for a limited time, it’s available for free. Sign up now! Read the new IHSA magazine now Volume 24, issue 2 of IHSA Health and Safety Magazine is now available on our website, with articles on everything from preventing complacency to crane safety to the risks of working alone. Due to the Canada Post work stoppage, delivery of print copies of the magazine has been delayed. But you can access the online version to stay up-to-date with the latest workplace health and safety insights. Read the magazine now! FAQs on workplace menstrual products As of January 1, 2025, Section 28.1 of the Regulation for Construction Projects (O. Reg. 213/91) will require that menstrual products be made available on larger construction sites. IHSA’s new bulletin, Menstrual product requirements FAQs, provides information about how to implement this new requirement, as specified by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD). Download the bulletin now. NCSO®/NHSA™ conference resources IHSA’s third annual NCSO®/NHSA™ Educational Conference took place in November. More than 225 attendees gained valuable insights from a variety of health and safety experts. If you missed out, or if you simply want the information for reference, conference resources and presentations are now available online. Click here to access these newest NCSO®/NHSA™ resources. Coming soon: In January and February 2025, IHSA will host a number of webinars to help you better understand the new NCSO®/NHSA™ application portal, AuditSoft auditing tool, and more. Learn more and register now. First Toronto-area LCGS graduates IHSA recently began offering our popular Line Crew Ground Support (LCGS) training program in the Greater Toronto area. Now we’re offering congratulations to the first group of GTA graduates! We thank them for their dedication and hard work throughout the 15-week program and wish them all safe and healthy careers ahead. Learn more about the LCGS program. Replay IHSA’s live Q&A The second episode of IHSA’s five-part live Q&A series on construction health and safety is now available online. On December 11, IHSA’s Deb Moskal and David Dametto addressed questions from Ontario construction businesses that have recently registered with the WSIB—focusing specifically on hazard assessment and the hierarchy of controls. Watch the replay now. A reminder to keep your promise IHSA has created helpful resources to support our Keep Your Promise campaign, which reinforces an important message for workers and employers: keep your promise to return home healthy and safe to your loved ones at the end of each workday. The resources include posters, safety talks, and guides that workplaces can use to promote safety and prevent accidents. Access the free resources here. New IHSA Safety Podcast episodes The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast that explores best practices, resources, and training to control and eliminate health and safety hazards in the industries that IHSA serves. Episode 97 discusses distracted driving as a workplace hazard and the significant impact it can have on one’s safety. Listen now. Episode 98 discusses IHSA’s See Something, Say Something campaign, which encourages workers to report workplace hazards to help prevent incidents and injuries. Listen now. Access the IHSA Safety Podcast online, or find it using your preferred podcast app. |
