It is not just that the law says that certain organizations must have JHSCs (joint health and safety committees) , the legal driving force behind the committee is ‘Due Diligence’. A company or individual that fails to establish a legally-required JHSC has no chance of making out a due diligence defence. The result is exposure to liability under OHS laws and even criminal liability under Bill C-45.
Blog Post #120 – Fall Protection – Section 26.2 of the Construction Regulation 213/91 – Second in Series
26.2 (1) states,
“An employer shall ensure that a worker who may use a fall protection system is adequately trained in its use and given adequate oral and written instructions by a competent person.”
(2) states,
“The employer shall ensure that the person who provides the training and instruction referred to in subsection (1) prepares a written training and instruction record for each worker and signs the record.”
Blog Post #119 – Fall Protection – Section 26.1 of the Construction Regulation 213/91 – First in Series
As promised, I will spell out the main points for the Fall Protection requirements for the Construction Regulation 213/91. Section 26 of that regulation has 9 separate sub-sections which need to be properly identified and addressed.
The information is extensive so I have decided to have a 9 day feature series discussing each part in detail.
Blog Post #118 – The Disregard of Fall Protection – Right at My Doorstep
It was an agitated Daniel L. Beal who witnessed a total disregard for human life during the daytime on Wednesday August 03, 2011. At that time, I was covering for our receptionist who was on her own training course (clerical) and I watched three individuals, on top of a restaurant in Peterborough, attempting to install a large replacement air conditioner in the pouring rain.