Safety Blitz

Law requires workers on construction sites to wear hard hats and boots at all times.

A number of Ontario Ministry of Labour initiatives this spring are aimed at reducing injury and death from falls.

Most falls are from less that three metres and usually involve a ladder.

Ministry of Labour inspectors are conducting a four-month enforcement blitz

Results from the provincial vulnerable and temporary foreign workers blitz, that ran from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2014, have been released by the Ministry of Labour.

The province says it is helping to protect vulnerable workers by proactively inspecting temporary help agencies during a two-month employment standards blitz.

This month, the Ministry of Labour is conducting an inspection blitz on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Workplaces with pallet racking are potential target for inspectors during a month-long blitz which began Nov. 1.

Since early May, health and safety inspectors have focused on workplaces where many new and young workers are employed.