b'HEALTH & SAFETYTHE STATE OF HEALTH & SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTIONTCA BRINGS THE INDUSTRY TOGETHER TO LEAD H&S SOLUTIONS By Sarah B. HoodITS OFTEN SAID THAT SAFETYfell on May 3 this year) as Occupationalget home to their families are willing to awareness is a year-round priority,Safety and Health Day. share their best practices. In an industry but there are numerous importantas intensely competitive as construction, dates on the North American safetyTheres no such thing as too manyits really good news that were working calendar. Back in 1996, the Americansafety events, according to Dr. Joeltogether to improve safety for all of us.non-profit safety advocate the NationalMoody, Assistant Deputy Minister for Safety Council (NSC) established Junethe Ministry of Labour, Training andWith TCA, its our duty to our members as National Safety Month in the U.S. inSkills Development. When he wasto promote safety and make sure order to help keep each other safe fromhired in September 2021, he was alsothey understand that there are things the workplace to anyplace, and manyappointed as Chief Prevention Officer, athey can do to become safe, says Canadian organizations now observe itposition created about 10 years ago. ITCA board member Craig Lesurf, as well. think its very important when we havepresident of Gillam Group. Lesurf is a these types of events to remind peoplededicated promoter of workplace safety In addition, the National Institute forabout the importance of a robust safetyas the Ontario General Contractors Occupational Safety and Health and theculture, because that is the way weAssociations Safety Committee chair Canadian Centre for Occupational Healthprevent injury, illness and fatalities in theand chair of the League of Champions.and Safety observe an annual Safety andworkplace, says Moody.Health Week, which fell this year fromIt was during Lesurfs tenure as TCA May 1 to 7. Construction Safety Week,TCA celebrates Safety Month andchair that the association became originally launched in 2014 by membersrecognizes companies that go aboveformally involved in Construction Safety of the Construction Industry Safetyand beyond the call of duty, adds TCAWeek. In June, the Council of Ontario Initiative (CISI) and the Incident & Injurypresident and CEO John Mollenhauer.Construction Associations (COCA) Free Executive Forum (IIF), ran fromWere very involved in the League ofhonoured Lesurf with its Industry Ally May 2 to 6 with the theme Connected.Champions, which is about cultureAward, given to individuals outside Supported. Safe. It is energeticallyevolving. It seems to me that this hasthe COCA federation who have made supported by members of the Torontobeen the first time that our industrysignificant contributions to the success Construction Association (TCA). Andhas genuinely worked collaboratively.of the construction industry or who have since 2021, the Province of Ontario hasCompanies that have evolved their safetycontributed to improvements to the marked the first Tuesday in May (whichprotocols and made sure their workersindustry environment in Ontario.20Quarter 22022 BUILDERSDIGEST'