Safety Resources
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Ontario Ministry of Labour
Healthy & Safety
Ontario's Occupational Health & Safety System
Employment Standards
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Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
Workplace Safety North
Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
Infrastructure Healthy & Safety Association Training Schedule
WSIB Ontario
Occupational Asbestos Exposure
Mesothelioma in Canada: Asbestos
Government of Ontario, Ministry Construction Documents and Forms
GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO
MINISTRY OF LABOUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND FORMS
Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations for Construction Projects Manuals
The "GREEN BOOK" is available for Direct Print or Download from the Government website.
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New Health & Safety at Work resources https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/index.php
Download the Health & Safety at Work SAFETY POSTER - click on poster below
Download the 4 STEPS Booklet Now - click on booklet below
For more details: Workers - 4 steps: https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/workers.php
Download the 5 STEPS Booklet Now - click on booklet below
For more details: Supervisors - 5 steps: https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/supervisors.php
CONSTRUCTION ACT AND RELATED FORMS
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Notice of Project [Form 0175]
According to Section 6 of the Regulation for Construction Projects (O. Reg. 213/91) constructors are required to notify the Ministry of Labour before construction begins of any project meeting any of the requirements applicable to this section (for example, having a total expected cost of more than $50,000, or $250,000 if the project is confined to a factory that manufactures or assembles automobiles).
The paper version of this form (catalogue number 016085) is available to order online from ServiceOntario Publications. You can also order by calling 1-800-668-9938 Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A completed form can submitted by fax but the original signed paper form must still be sent to the local office.
A signed copy of the completed form, whether done online or on the paper form, must be posted in a conspicuous place at the project or be available at the project for review by an inspector.
Registration of Constructors and Employers Engaged in Construction
Government Links: e-Form | PDF [Form 016-1000E]
FORM 1000
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According to Section 5 of the Regulation for Construction Projects (O. Reg. 213/91), before beginning work at a project every constructor and employer engaged in construction has to complete an approved registration form.
This form does not have to be submitted to the Ministry of Labour, but it must be at the project while the employer is working there.
This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Notice of Diving Operation [Form 016-0069E]
This form is used by employers to notify the Ministry of Labour prior to the start of a diving operation in Ontario. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Notice of Trench Work [Form 016-0070E]
This form is used by constructors to notify the Ministry of Labour, before work is begun at a construction project, if the project includes work on a trench more than 1.2 metres deep into which a worker may enter. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Notice of Window Cleaning Work [Form 016-0071E]
This form is used by employers, contractors or sub-contractors to notify the Ministry of Labour prior to carrying out window cleaning work at a building in Ontario if a suspended scaffold, boatswain’s chair or similar single-point equipment is to be used. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Notice of Asbestos Removal Work [Form 016-0072E]
This form is used by constructors or employers to notify the Ministry of Labour before beginning a Type 3 asbestos removal operation and certain Type 2 asbestos removal operations in Ontario. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Asbestos Work Report [Form 016-0079E]
This form is used by employers of workers in Type 2 or Type 3 asbestos operations. The form must be completed for each such worker at least once in each 12-month period and immediately on the termination of the employment of the worker. The form is submitted to the Provincial Physician at the Ministry of Labour. A copy of the completed form is given to the worker, and a copy is retained by the employer. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Notice for Tunnels, Shafts, Caissons and Cofferdams [Form 016-0077E]
This form is used by employers to notify the Ministry of Labour before beginning construction work on a tunnel, shaft, caisson or cofferdam. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
Notice of Use of a Suspended Work Platform System [Form 016-0080]
If you’re the Constructor on a construction project, you must notify the Ministry of Labour at least 48 hours before a suspended work platform system is used for the first time. A copy of the completed notice must be kept clearly visible at the worksite for inspection. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
The paper version of this form is available from ServiceOntario Publications.
Request for Designation of Separate Projects
A property owner can apply to the Ministry of Labour to have a single project split into two or more different projects. If approved, each project must be clearly separated by time or location and will have its own constructor who is responsible for onsite workers’ health and safety. The project owner (or the owner’s agent) must make this request. This form is available on ServiceOntario.
MINISTRY OF LABOUR RESOURCE: https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/forms/
SERVICE ONTARIO RESOURCE: https://www.ontario.ca/document/occupational-health-and-safety-enforcement-april-2016-march-2017/construction-program