Falls hazards are a leading cause of workplace injuries in Ontario. Think your office workers are safe from falling? Think again: falls can occur due to slips, trips, falls from same-level, ladders, or scaffolding or other working-from-heights scenarios.
The Ministry of Labour Fall Hazard resources offers useful information and tools to prevent falls at work. Watch for MOL industrial safety blitz focusing on Slips, Trips and Falls in February and March 2015.
Also, new mandatory training requirements come into effect April 1, 2015 for the construction sector:
