Occupational Health & Safety
- The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) is a provincial law that applies to all construction sites in Ontario
- Act sets out rights and duties of workers, supervisors and employers to ensure health and safety
- Workers have the right to know about any potential hazards on the job site
- Employers are required to provide workers with health & safety information and training and to post notices about potential hazards in a visible location on the job site
- Workers have the right to refuse to do work they believe is dangerous or hazardous
- Employers must assess potential hazards on the job site and implement measures to control or eliminate those hazards
- There must be a Health & Safety Representative (HSR) on site that has been trained to identify and address health and safety concerns on the job site
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Occupational Health & Safety for Construction Projects
- Before beginning work at a project, builder shall complete an approved registration form
- Builder shall post a notice in a conspicuous place at a project and keep posted while work is being completed. Notice will entail:
- Builders’ name
- Address and head office telephone number
- Address and telephone number of nearest office of Ministry
- Name of health & safety representative
- A supervisor will be appointed and will supervise the work at all times, inspect machinery/equipment, means of access, and detect for any hazardous conditions
- No person under 16 years of age will be employed or permitted to be present while work is being completed
- In the event of an emergency, the builder will establish written procedures, posted in a conspicuous place at the project, and ensure the procedures are followed
- Each worker at the project has ready access to a telephone, two-way radio or other system of two-way communication in the event of an emergency
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