May 14, 2010 – A recent inspection blitz has found fall hazards at 63 per cent of the more than 3,900 construction sites the inspectors visited across the province.
May 14, 2010 – A recent inspection blitz has found fall hazards at 63
per cent of the more than 3,900 construction sites the inspectors
visited across the province.
The 90-day inspection campaign was started in January following an
incident on December 24, 2009. Four men died after their scaffolding
snapped in half and they fell 13 storeys at a Toronto job site.
Following the results of the inspection campaign, the Building and
Construction Trades Council of Ontario is now calling for increased
action to make construction sites safer. More than half of the
violations discovered were for missing or improper use or maintenance of
guard rails, scaffolds and fall protection systems.
Patrick Dillon of the trades council says the results show "more
rigorous action needs to be taken" to eliminate fall hazards. Dillon
also says fall-related deaths and injuries are "totally preventable."
He says the Ministry of Labour needs more inspectors to visit all
construction sites on a regular basis, in order to ensure compliance
with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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