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200 new health and safety enforcement staff have been hired to initially target 6000 workplaces with the highest injury rates. Inspectors will visit these sites four times a year focusing on workplace hazards to help prevent on the job injuries.
Electrical contractor recently introduced bill 70 to incorporate amendments to the electricity act. The new proposed licensing system will be based on a model developed by ECAO, the Ontario electrical league and the electrical safety authority.
Five independent bodies now handle the licensing. By incorporating this into one legislative group we guarantee consistency in applications of various laws and a high standard of qualifications for all electrical contractors across Ontario.
Charges of criminal negligence have been laid against a site supervisor after a construction fatality last April on a site ran by Vista Construction in York Region north of Toronto.
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