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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.
CSAO provides 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. |
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| Minutes and Agendas |
| To access the minutes and agendas, you must be a member of a Labour-Management Health and Safety Committee. This area of the website is password-protected. If you haven't received your password, contact your committee coordinator or email the
Labour-Management Secretary. |
| 2008 Meeting Schedule |
| The Labour-Management Committee meeting schedule for 2008 is now available. You can download the meeting schedule for all the Regional Committees and Trade Committees, even if you are not a member. |
| Latest News and Events |
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| Safety Bulletin – Lightning Safety |
The North Bay Regional Labour-Management Committee has developed a safety bulletin outlining basic precautions to follow when dealing with lightning storms.
Visit CSAO's safety bulletins page for more safety resources. |
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| Occupational Health Risks: Boilermakers |
This four-page booklet contains occupational disease prevention information specifically for the Boilermaker Trade. It includes a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health care providers.
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| Safety Advisory – Car Top Maintenance Stations for Elevators |
| The elevator industry has determined that a car top maintenance station is the safest method of controlling an elevator while you’re on top of the car. Unfortunately, some elevators still do not have these maintenance stations. In order to comply with the TSSA Director’s Order 173/02, elevator owners must ensure that their elevators have car top maintenance stations and that partial or full car tops are structurally sound. |
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| MOL's Musculoskeletal Disorders Initiatives |
Anne Duffy, the Ministry of Labour's Provincial ergonomist, recently gave a presentation on the MOL's Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Initiatives to the Provincial Labour-Management Health and Safety Committee. The PowerPoint presentation is available for download in PDF form. Download
For more information about MSDs, visit CSAO's musculoskeletal disorders page. |
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| Legislative Review Committee |
| A subcommittee of the Provincial Committee and the MOL have been working together on a proposal to establish a committee to review construction health-and-safety legislation. Download the draft Terms of Reference for the Construction Legislative Review Committee (CLRC). |
| The Labour-Management Network |
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| 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.
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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.
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| 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. |
