• you work in the Ontario construction industry and your company pays a construction rate to the WSIB in Ontario (rate numbers 704, 707, 711, 719, 723, 728, 732, 737, 741, 748, 751, 764), or
• you are a member of a construction union in Ontario.

1. Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations for Construction Projects (Q005 available from CSAO)
2. Company's Health and Safety Policy
3. Any Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspector’s orders and reports
4. Written emergency procedure (refer to Emergency Response Planning [B030] and Emergency Response Poster [P103] available from CSAO)
5. WSIB poster on how to report injuries (P085 available from CSAO)
6. MOL notification form if the project is valued at more than $50,000 or falls under one of the other conditions in Section 6 of the construction regulation (Ontario Regulation 213/91)
7. Address and phone number of nearest MOL office
8. DANGER signs in hazardous areas (P022 available from CSAO)
9. Location of toilet facilities
10. Valid certificate of first aider on duty
11. Name, trade, and employer of Health and Safety Rep or Joint Health and Safety Committee members, if applicable. (See P029 or P041 available from CSAO)

• CSAO offers a fully searchable version of the OHSA which can be downloaded or accessed online at: www.csao.org/WebHelp/OHSA_and_Regs.htm. It includes not only the Construction Regulations, but also WHMIS, Asbestos, First Aid, etc.
• CSAO also sells a hard copy version of the Q005: Act and Regs (the "green book") which is given to students who take some of our courses. (Please note: The October 2006 edition is now available.)
• The most up-to-date version of any provincial legislation is available on the Government of Ontario's E-Laws web site. A downloadable version of the OHSA can be accessed from this site.
• The Ministry of Labour also offers a downloadable version of the OHSA, as well as A Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This guide features a Table of Contents and includes suggestions on where to obtain a published version of the act.
• Hard copy versions of government publications can be ordered from Publications Ontario and copies of the OSHA can be obtained from the Ministry of Labour Regional Offices or the Publications Department.

Specific training requirements depend on the type of construction work you do and the types of hazards you face on a site. Download the Training Requirements Chart for a list of all required training in Ontario.

Every worker should receive Fall Protection and WHMIS training, since there is the possibility that they may be exposed to a falling hazard or a hazardous substance.

For the legal requirements of Fall Protection training, refer to Section 26 of the Construction Regulations.

For the legal requirements of WHMIS training, refer to Section 42 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Sections 6-7 of the WHMIS Regulation.

To help you update your WHMIS training, CSAO provides the following options:

1. WHMIS Update and Review Workbook (M034)
2. WHMIS Update and Review Online Learning Program

1. Where between twenty (20) and forty-nine (49) workers are regularly employed and the project is expected to last more than three (3) months.
2. Where contractors maintain shops in which the workforce regularly exceeds twenty (20).
3. At a workplace, other than a construction project, in which the workforce is fewer than twenty (20) but a regulation concerning designated substances applies.
4. At a workplace to which the regulation concerning toxic substances applies.

On projects with fifty (50) or more workers lasting more than three (3) months, a Joint Health and Safety Committee of at least four (4) members must be established. At least one worker and one management representative on the committee must be 'certified' by the WSIB by completing certain training courses. (See What is 'certification'?)

On projects with fifty (50) or more workers lasting more than three (3) months, the Joint Health and Safety Committee can establish a Worker Trades Committee made up of at least one worker representative from each trade at the workplace. This committee would report to the JHSC regarding health and safety concerns of the workers in each trade.

(For more information, download the Health and Safety Representatives and Committee Requirements chart from our Construction Health and Safety Manual.)

1. Where between six (6) and nineteen (19) workers are regularly employed and the work is expected to last more than three (3) months. (For twenty (20) or more workers, see the requirements for Joint Health and Safety Committee)
2. Where six (6) or more workers are regularly employed and the project is expected to last less than three (3) months.
3. Where contractors maintain shops in which between six (6) and nineteen (19) workers are regularly employed and a regulation concerning designated substances does not apply.

(For more information, download the Health and Safety Representatives and Committee Requirements chart from our Construction Health and Safety Manual.)

1. Construction Health and Safety Rep – A 5-Day course that covers general health and safety for all workplaces. CSAO also offers a Home-Study version of this course, which can be completed at the participant's own pace.
2. Sector Specific – A 5-Day course that addresses issues unique to the construction industry. A Home-Study version of this course is also available.
   
3. Simulated Hazard Analysis – A 3-Day course that requires participants to perform a hazard analysis and health and safety profile on a typical construction workplace.

• the size and duration of the construction project meet the requirements of the WSIB and,
• after the training, he or she is selected to be a certified member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.

The worker's union or employer submits a reimbursement application to CSAO, which forwards the application to the WSIB. The WSIB then reimburses the union or employer, which in turn reimburses the worker.
Certification Reimbursement Form

Under Permits, Approvals and Notifications, you’ll find links for

1. Building Permits
2. Notice of Project
3. Registration of Constructors and Employers Engaged in Construction (Form 1000)
4. New Home Projects
5. Pre-Start Health and Safety Review
6. Electrical Permits and Inspections
7. Building and Health and Safety Inspections
8. Technical Safety Inspections and Approvals

1. A fall-restricting system – designed to limit a worker’s free fall distance to 0.6 metres (2 feet). One type uses a belt grab or belly hook that attaches to a safety rail on a fixed ladder
2. A safety net – must be designed by a professional engineer. The system is installed below a work surface to protect any location where a fall hazard exists.
3. A fall-arrest system, which:
   • must include a CSA-approved full body harness,
   • must include a lanyard equipped with a shock absorber unless the shock absorber could cause a falling worker to hit the ground or an object or level below the work,
   • must be attached to a lifeline or by the lanyard to an adequate fixed support,
   • must prevent a falling worker from hitting the ground or any object or level below the work, and
   • must not subject a falling worker to a peak fall-arrest force greater than 8 kilonewtons.

A guardrail system that meets regulated requirements must be used if a worker has access to the unprotected edge of any of the following work surfaces and is exposed to a fall of 2.4 metres (8 feet) or more:

• a floor, including the floor of a mezzanine or balcony
• the surface of a bridge
• a roof while formwork is in place
• a scaffold platform or other work platform, runway, or ramp.

The basic travel-restraint system consists of:

• CSA-approved full body harness,
• lanyard,
• lifeline,
• rope grab to attach harness or lanyard to lifeline, and
• adequate anchorage (capable of supporting a static load of 2 kilonewtons—450 pounds—with a recommended safety factor of at least 2, that is, 4 kilonewtons or 900 pounds).

• CSA Z94.1-1992 Class E
• ANSI Z89.1-1997 Type II Class E
• ANSI Z89.1-1997 Type I Class E.