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McGuinty Government Targets Construction Workplaces in Safety Campaign

Published on July 29th, 2010
Published on July 29th, 2010

Ontario is launching an eight-week campaign with its health and safety partners to urge workers and employers to put safety first on construction sites across the province.

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This campaign follows a recent 90-day safety enforcement blitz of more than 2,800 Ontario construction sites.  During the blitz inspectors found many violations related to missing or inappropriate use of guardrails, scaffolding and fall protection systems and supervisor and worker training.

Since 2005, Ontario has doubled its staff of full-time occupational health and safety inspectors to 430 - including 157 construction inspectors.

A new workplace safety toll-free phone number is also now available. The public and workers can call 1-877-202-0008 to report labour practices or work conditions that appear unsafe. (MG)

 

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  • David McGruer
    David McGruer
    - August 13th, 2010 at 12:34:54

    So, if the 157 construction inspectors were out on construction sites in a "blitz" for 90 days, what exactly are they doing the rest of the time before and after?

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