SAFETY CORNER The Ontario government’s annual review of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Employment Standards Act highlights the need for inspection blitzes to protect workplace safety. The province has established fall prevention and protection training, new and young workers’ health and safety, and a focus on machine guarding. Cross-sector initiatives included an emphasis on the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), ergonomics related to falls (ladders, stairs and access platforms), and raising compliance support and prevention education. SAFETY CORNER Update on provincial infractions and fines Alberta Carpenters Training Centre We’ve trained North America’s best scaffolders for 20 years. The Alberta Carpenters Training Centre has delivered its 3-year Scaffolder Apprenticeship and Carpenter JM Upgrade Scaffold Programs, as well as dozens of other safety and skill training programs, to thousands of students in three training centres – Edmonton, Ft. McMurray & Calgary – for over 20 years. Our new $23 million centre includes two state-of- the-art scaffold shops, including one purpose-built to accommodate suspended scaffolding. ACTC-trained scaffolders work on some of the world’s largest mega-projects. Many of the scaffolds they design and build are unique, highly-complicated, and critical to both human safety and worker productivity. www.abcarptc.ab.ca 28 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SCAFFOLD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA