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As of January 2010, the Construction Safety Association of Ontario (CSAO) has amalgamated with the Electrical & Utilities Safety Association (E&USA), and Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario (THSAO) to form the
Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA).

About amalgamation »

Please note that the info below refers to the former CSAO.
About IHSA »

 CSAO Head Office
 

Vision

   The elimination of injuries, illness, and death in Ontario construction.
 

Mission

   To serve as the Ontario construction industry’s primary and most effective provider of health and safety information.
 

Overview

   CSAO is a not-for-profit organization established in 1929. Serving 65,000 construction firms and 400,000 construction workers, CSAO provides safety training, consultation, products and research.
 

Objectives

  
  • Listen and respond to the needs of construction workers and employers.
  • Develop and deliver health and safety training for workers and employers.
  • Provide advisory and consultation services for contractors.
  • Support the industry’s network of labour-management health and safety committees.
  • Research and analyze the causes of construction injuries, illness, and death, as well as the safety of construction materials, equipment, and processes.
  • Develop print, video, and digital products to educate the industry about hazards and controls.
  • Assist industry and government in developing standards, procedures, and regulations to improve health and safety on jobsites.
 

Health & Safety
System

  
Ontario's health and safety system includes three partners:
  1.  Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB),
2.  Ministry of Labour (MOL), and
3.  Health and Safety Associations (HSAs) that serve specific industry sectors.
CSAO is the HSA for the Ontario Construction industry. All employers registered with the WSIB in a construction rate group are members of CSAO. For our members, most of our products and training are available at no charge.
WSIB MOL CSAO
1. Compensation/
     Insurance
2. Health Care
3. Return to Work
4. Prevention		 1. Legislation
2. Inspection
3. Enforcement
4. Prosecution 		1. Prevention
2. Training & Consultation
3. Research & Support
4. Print, Video & Digital
     Products
 

Membership

   CSAO is funded primarily by contractors’ premiums paid to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). If you work in the Ontario construction industry and your company pays a construction rate to the WSIB, or you are a member of a construction union in Ontario, then you are automatically a member of CSAO. Our products and services are available to members at a reduced price, most of them free of charge.
About IHSA membership »
 

Achievements

   The Ontario construction industry has an outstanding safety record. It's the best construction safety record in North America, possibly the best in the world. CSAO is proud of the industry and proud of our role in achieving this remarkable record.
 

Benefits

  
Ontario's construction safety record represents tremendous savings for the province.
Preventing occupational injury, illness, and death,
    1.  is good for business.
  2.  builds confidence among construction buyers.
  3.  generates current and future employment.
  4.  helps make the province a safe, healthy place to work.
These benefits are the return on the construction industry's investment in CSAO's products and services.
 

Annual Report

 

Download the 2008 Annual Report for more information about the former CSAO, including financial statements, injury statistics, etc.

View back issues from 1998 to 2006 in the Archives section of the Magazines page.

 Annual Report