b'checking up on those kinds of things. And thats a ACCOUNTABILITY IS ALSO IMPORTANT, good thing. Without that oversight, I still find there is a tendency for people to take shortcuts. So, having more oversight is something thats been very beneficial.AND SO IS SETTING AN EXPECTATION OF PROFESSIONALISM. REMEMBER, WE NEED Q:Are workers coming to the job better prepared regarding safety? TRADES IN ONTARIO. THAT MEANS WE A:In some respects, yes. Were seeing more orientation training around general safety, but not so much whenREALLY NEED OUR PEOPLE TO KNOW HOW it comes to specific training for our industry. We need more hands-on training with the workers. We take for granted that workers know certain things, like howTO WORK SAFELY, BE PROFESSIONAL, AND to use a quick cut saw, but we rarely ever ask whereMAKE IT HOME UNHARMED. Kevin Brown, Cobalt Safety Consulting Inc. and how they learned it. Even when they come from a union, we assume they are trained; however, there is no onus on the union to train them in the legislation. The responsibility always remains on the employer to ensure Constructionthey have been trained. ConstructionprogramsInsuranceprogramsInsurance Tailored insurance Q:How can safety training be improved?& SuretyTailored insurance& Surety& surety solutionsSpecialists & surety solutions A:We have a lot of safety regulations and expectations, SpecialistsDedicated risk but we dont have enough education or guidance on Dedicated risk how to actually do these things. A lot of companies are managementteam capabilitiesmanagement told they need to get X in place or that they have to do team capabilities Y, but theres nothing out there that says, This is how you actually do it. Thats whats missing in the safety worldnot just in our sector, but in all industries.Q:What advice would you offer for training a safer workforce? A:Train them and be straightforward with it. Say CONSTRUCTION Heres what were doing, Heres why were doing it, CONSTRUCTION Craig Beatonand Heres how we do it. CONSTRUCTIONP: 519-650-6363 x41236 | Toll free: 1-866-578-6030 Craig BeatonAccountability is also important, and so is setting an craig.beaton@cowangroup.ca www.cowangroup.ca expectation of professionalism. Remember, we need P: 519-650-6363 x41236 | Toll free: 1-866-578-6030 craig.beaton@cowangroup.catrades in Ontario. That means we really need our www.cowangroup.ca people to know how to work safely, be professional, and make it home unharmed. 30 H 2 OSWCAFall/Winter 2019'