March 21, 2013 - As part of a regular five-year review process, Ontario’s Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) is initiating a review of the 2009 Electrical Utility Safety Rules (EUSR), and seeks stakeholder input.

IHSA is hosting several input sessions across Ontario to allow the EUSR users EUSR to share experiences and provide feedback about the rule book. Ideally, the association would like to see at least:

• 2-4 reps from organizations with 50 or fewer workers
• 2-4 reps from organizations with 50–200 workers
• 4-6 reps from organizations with 400+ workers

DOWNLOAD the brochure below for dates/locations and more information.

These representatives should be competent in the application and use of the EUSR, and should speak for electrical workers who use the EUSR in their daily operations. (This is neither a training nor tutorial session, and should not be considered a course.) The half-day sessions will allow the electrical community to attend and provide feedback so IHSA can better understand industry needs.

Note, not all feedback or comments will be adopted and/or accepted. IHSA will review them all prior to the formal review process with Hydro One Inc. Please register for the session that best accommodates your specific location. Registration is necessary to ensure venues have adequate capacity. DOWNLOAD the brochure below.

February 6, 2013 - Thanks to IHSA (Infrastructure Health & Safety Association) for reminding you to get ready for this month’s Ministry of Labour’s (MoL) enforcement blitz on slips, trips and falls.

January 31, 2012 - Ontario’s Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) has presented the Certificate of Recognition (COR) to Aecon, a construction and infrastructure development company. The Ontario designation adds to Aecon’s COR certifications in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.

November 21, 2012 - The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) is launching a new poster campaign to promote safe workplaces across the various sectors it serves in the wake of several tragic deaths from October 15 through November 4.

November 15, 2012 - Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recently announced that IHSA’s (Infrastructure Health & Safety Association’s) current Electrical Safety Group participants will receive a rebate totalling $428,855.63.

September 12, 2012 - It has been more than 17 years since there has been a lost-time injury at energy solutions provider, Ascent—a feat representing more than one million work hours for Ascent and another million work hours for its local energy distributor, St. Thomas Energy, it says.

While at CUEE 2012, the Canadian Utilities Equipment & Engineering Show, we chatted with IHSA’s Jim Sidwell, who explained the importance of IHSA’s mobile classroom for construction safety training.

July 9, 2012 - The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) is now offering the Certificate of Recognition (COR), a nationally recognized health and safety certification program. It provides employers with an effective health and safety management system with the goal of eliminating incidents, injuries and illnesses. COR is aimed at driving positive workplace behaviours and practices that lead to improved performance and is currently being used across Canada and is supported by the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA). In some provinces and territories, it is a pre-qualification requirement for contractors working in and out of the province and on public- and private-sector projects.

INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH & SAFETY ASSOCIATION (IHSA)

June 18, 2012 - The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) has located a training facility in Thunder Bay, Ont., within Confederation College’s Dorion Building. “This will make state-of-the-art training more accessible for workers and employers in the Thunder Bay area and will help ensure that everyone gets the information they need to work safe for life,” said IHSA CEO Al Beattie.

Hey managers – did you know that good safety also makes for good business? Kathy Lerette, VP of Utility Operations at Horizon Utilities, and Mike Doherty, Health & Safety Consultant at Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) stressed the importance...