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Ontario construction is unique in Canada and North America for having a network of labour-management health and safety committees operating at the provincial, regional, and trade/sector level. These are different from the workplace committees required by law--this network is voluntary. It affords the industry a means of raising and resolving health and safety issues.

We provide technical, secretarial, and other support for the industry's labour-management network. Members of the Labour-Management Committees can access our online database of committee meeting schedules, minutes and agendas.

Meeting Schedules

The Labour-Management Committee's online meeting schedules for 2011 are now available. You can also download the pdf versions of the meeting schedules for the Regional/Provincial Committees or the Trade Committees.

Online Minutes and Agendas

To access the minutes and agendas, click on the name of the committee below. This area of the website is password-protected, so you must be a member of a Labour-Management Health & Safety Committee to access the documents. If you haven't received your password, contact your committee coordinator or email the Labour-Management Secretary.

Provincial Labour-Management Health and Safety Committee

Provincial Committee Provincial Committee

Regional Labour-Management Health and Safety Committees

Barrie Central Ontario Hamilton Kingston London Niagara	North Bay Northwestern Oshawa Ottawa Sarnia Sault Ste Marie	Sudbury Timmins Toronto Windsor

Trade Labour-Management Health and Safety Committees

Acoustical/ Drywall Boilermakers Carpenters Civil Engineering Commercial Diving ECAO/IBEW Elevator/ Escalator Highrise Forming	Insulators Ironworkers Masonry Millwrights Occupational Disease and Research Operating Engineers/ Hoisting Painters Pipe Trades	Refrigeration/ Air Conditioning Residential Sector Rodworkers Roofers Service Sector Sheet Metal Sprinkler Fitters

Sector Labour-Management Health and Safety Committees

Christian Labour Association (CLAC)

Safety Bulletins

Visit CSAO's Safety Bulletins page for safety resources produced by the regional and trade labour-management committees.

Latest News and Events

Health & Safety Advisory: Scleroderma in Construction

The Masonry Trade Labour-Management Committee has produced an advisory about scleroderma, a disorder that affects the connective tissue that supports your skin and organs.

The disease is caused by exposure to silica. There is no cure and symptoms continue or worsen even after exposure stops. more info »

Workwell Small Business Audit

The Workwell Program and Small Business Audit introduces an organized way to approach health and safety in a small business environment. It can be used by small business owners and managers to help them create effective safety management programs in order to protect themselves and their workers.

For more info, download the Small Business Audit Booklet or the Powerpoint program.

Alert: Incorrect floor loading info for some Genie machines

Some Genie machines (Z-80: Z80-101 to Z8009-2448) have the wrong floor loading information in the owner's manual and machine decals.

Click here to view the bulletin from Genie.

Alert: Class Frontal-Fixed Rail Ladder (FRL) Fall Protection System

A Class Frontal-Fixed Rail Ladder (FRL) Fall Protection System is a permanently installed metal rail anchoring system used with an automatic fall arresting device called the trolley (carriage). After a worker was recently injured, the Ministry of Labour determined that the design of the Class FRL Fall Protection System used by the worker did not address all potential fall conditions. more »

Safety Bulletin – Respirator Protection and Locates

The Central Ontario Regional Labour-Management Committee has developed a safety bulletin on respirator protection and locates.

Visit CSAO's Safety Bulletins page for more safety resources.

Occupational Health Risks: Elevator and Escalator Trades (W107)

The Ontario construction industry's Occupational Disease and Research Labour-Management Health and Safety Committee has prepared this four-page booklet with prevention information for elevator and escalator workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers.
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New Rules For Stilts And Guardrails

Ontario is improving efficiency and competitiveness in the construction industry by allowing the limited use of stilts while ensuring that workers are protected from injury. The Construction Regulation has been revised as of January 1, 2010. Other amendments provide more flexibility regarding wooden guardrail systems while maintaining fall protection for workers. » more

Amendments to the OHSA and Construction Regulations

Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction Regulations came into effect on January 1, 2010. These changes have been added to the online version of the Act and Regs. In addition, documents outlining the amendments are available to download.
Online Act and Regs »

Construction Legislative Review Committee

The Construction Legislative Review Committee (CLRC) is a sub-committee of the Provincial Labour Management Health and Safety Committee (PLMHSC). It will co-ordinate and oversee the review and development of changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and related Construction regulations. Download the CLRC's Terms of Reference, the Regulation Review Flowchart, and Member List.

Our brochure The Network: Labour-Management Committees in Ontario Construction features an overview of the network of labour-management health and safety committees in Ontario construction - its history, achievements, structure, and activities.

Members consist of more than 700 decision-makers from construction labour and management, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. No other jurisdiction has improved in construction safety as Ontario has since 1965. Injury frequency and fatality rate have been steadily reduced over the years. Between 1965 and 2000, the industry achieved a 75% reduction in all injuries. This represents tremendous savings for Ontario.

The growth of the labour-management network has helped to bring about these improvements. Labour and management have provided input on regulations, training development, training delivery, work practices, and occupational health. Cooperation between employers, workers, and government before legislation is enacted makes compliance all the more effective afterward. This has contributed in turn to better safety performance.