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ALBERTA
Mar 1: The WCB issued revised OHS fall protection guidance and materials:
- Fall protection plan.
- Fall protection plan: Information sheet for residential roofing.
- Fall protection plan template.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
NEW BRUNSWICK
Dec 14: The jury at a coroner’s inquest investigating a school worker’s fall death recommended changing the OHS laws to allow a work stoppage any time a required fall protection system isn’t in place. Other safety recommendations include beefed-up training and mandatory use of electronic work order management systems to track each employee’s whereabouts on a site.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to avoid injuries and OHS violations at your site.
Oct 5: WorkSafeNB published a checklist employers and workers can use to carry out daily or prestart inspections of elevated work platforms to ensure they’re in safe operating order and in compliance with provincial OHS requirements.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
NOVA SCOTIA
May 12: Newly published OHS Safety Bulletin 0000024 warns of the risk of falls and other dangers associated with the use of plumpjack safety scaffolds. Pumpjacks must be installed and used in accordance with OHS regulations and manufacturer’s instructions, the Bulletin stresses.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Dec 21: The WSCC issued a reminder to employers to guard against slips, trips, and falls, noting that they account for 1 in 5 of all lost-time workplace injuries in Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The notice lists good housekeeping practices for reducing risks.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
NUNAVUT
Dec 21: The WSCC issued a reminder to employers to guard against slips, trips and falls, noting that they account for 1 in 5 of all lost-time workplace injuries in Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The notice lists good housekeeping practices for reducing risks.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
ONTARIO
May 17: The MOL announced that changes to OHS working at heights training rules for construction workers will take effect on April 1, 2024, including additional learning outcomes on ladders, skylights, and damaged equipment, new requirements on fitting PPE to specific body types and inclusion of anti-racism principles in classrooms.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
QUÉBEC
May 24: Proposed Construction Safety Code regulations update the minimum dimensions for lumber planks used to provide flooring for scaffolding.
Action Point: Use the OHSI Fall Protection Compliance Game Plan to prevent fall injuries and OHS violations at your site.
Industry Challenges
May 24: Highlights of CNESST’s proposed changes to OHS arboriculture regulations:
- New requirement that arboriculture work must be done by a pruner with EmploiQuébec competency card.
- Mandatory development of rescue procedures.
- New list of minimum PPE
- New fall protection and harness requirements.
- New minimum content training requirements for arboriculture training.
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