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Welcome to Safety at Work centre for the Construction industry, your online resource to help prevent accidents and injuries. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Construction
Incident Awareness
Recent Incidents
- Amputated and cut fingers when saw kicks back
- Arms, neck and head burnt during flash fire
- More recent incidents
Fatalities
- Worker killed when section of cement foundation falls on him
- Truck driver in MVA on forest service road
- More fatal incidents
Initiatives
- Stay on Top - enforcement blitz 2012
- High-Risk Strategy
- Prime Contractors: How Do You Measure Up?
- Construction Nurse Line
- Injury Management Road Map
References
What's New
Release for consultation of five 2014 proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
New/revised guidelines effective May 1, 2013
- G5.48-2 Annual revisions to exposure limits
- Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
- G14.96 Light duty portable construction material hoists
Revised guideline effective April 19, 2013
New/revised policies effective May 1, 2013
New/revised guidelines effective April 1, 2013
- G11.1 Definitions - Anchor and anchorage
- G11.3 Fall protection plan
- G11.5-1 Equipment standards
- G11.5-2 Equipment standards - Vertical lifelines
- G11.6-2 Anchor selection and use
- G11.10(0.1) Fall protection anchors - Inspection and removal from service
- G13.2 Standards
- G13.2(1)-2 Application of CSA and ANSI standards for suspended stages
- G13.8 General requirements - Chair design
- G13.32-1 Work in high-risk situations - Alternate standard for suspended stages
- G16.13(3) Braking requirements - Mobile equipment
Regulatory amendments effective April 1, 2013
Certificate of Recognition (COR) - Partners Program
Find out how employers can earn valuable rewards and rebates by practicing good safety management.
