The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association that seeks to improve the lives of workers in Ontario; one thought-provoking discussion at a time.
<p>We engage with professionals and industry influencers to help them implement and improve health and safety solutions for workers and the workplace. Each episode explores best practices, resources, and training to control and eliminate safety hazards in work environments involving high-risk activities in the industries that IHSA serves: construction, transportation, and electric utilities
At a busy workplace, there’s always something being moved around—materials, mobile equipment, vehicles, you name it. But each of these puts workers at risk. Struck-by hazards account for nearly one-third of all lost-time injury claims in Ontario. They are also a significant cause of workplace fatalities.
This episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast welcomes Guy Taillon, a provincial specialist with the Construction Health and Safety Program for the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development. He discusses the major causes of struck-by incidents in the industries that IHSA serves, why struck-bys are the focus of an ongoing Ministry education and enforcement campaign, and what businesses can expect if a Ministry inspector comes to their workplace. Because improving compliance and controlling struck-by hazards is everyone’s responsibility. IHSA’s Andrew Harnum also details the association’s many resources—available to employers, supervisors, and workers—that are designed to make everyone safer when working around vehicles and equipment.
Free resources:
Struck-By Hazards topic page
Struck-By Incidents and Heavy Equipment
IHSA Safety Talks
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