Publications

E-News - January 2023
Type: E-News
Date: January 10, 2023
Availability: Online only

Guide for Developing a Code of Practice for Hand-Arm Vibration
Type: Guidelines
Date: February 27, 2020 Last Revised: December 22, 2022
Français: Guide d’élaboration d’un code de directives pratiques pour les vibrations transmises aux mains et aux bras
Availability: Online only
Description:

By law, employers must assess and identify measures to eliminate or reduce risks from exposure to hand-arm vibration. Overexposure to vibration can result in white finger disease, also known as Raynaud’s phenomenon. A code of practice will help employers identify specific workplace hazards and to clearly describe everything necessary to protect workers from hand-arm vibration.

2023 Premium Rate Guide
Type: Books
Date: October 14, 2022 Last Revised: October 14, 2022
Français: Guide sur l’établissement des taux de cotisation – 2023
Availability: Online only
Description:

A guide to understanding how your workers’ compensation rate is calculated.

E-News: October 2022
Type: E-News
Date: October 4, 2022
Availability: Online only

Checklist for Lockout
Type: Checklists
Date: March 11, 2014 Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Liste de contrôle – Verrouillage
Availability: Online only
Description:

This checklist is meant to be used as a guideline and is not exhaustive.

Confined Space – Code of Practice Checklist
Type: Checklists
Date: September 1, 2022
Français: Espaces clos – Code de directives pratiques
Availability: Online only
Description:

A code of practice for confined space is a written record of regulatory requirements needed before working in a confined space.

Link to CMS Content Version Electrical Injuries - Still Happening After All These Years
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: June 17, 2011 Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Availability: Online only
Description:

The electrical hazards that continue to injure and kill workers tend to be  simple, obvious and well-known. Why do these incidents keep happening?

Link to CMS Content Version Electrical Pencil Testers Can be Shocking | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: November 23, 2012 Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Les testeurs électriques de tension peuvent entraîner un choc électrique | Version PDF
Availability: Online only
Description:

A certified electrician suffered minor burns from an electrical shock after using a non-contact voltage tester, also known as a pencil tester, to verify the presence of AC voltage. 

Link to CMS Content Version Tandem Lift Weight Limits Cannot be Ignored | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: August 17, 2012 Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Il faut respecter les limites de masse dans un levage en tandem | Version PDF
Availability: Online only
Description:

Considerable damage and expense was incurred, and two highway construction workers were injured, during a complex tandem lift involving two cranes.

Link to CMS Content Version Work on Live Fixture Causes Fatal Accident | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: December 23, 2009 Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Des travaux sur un appareil d’éclairage sous tension causent un accident mortel | Version PDF
Availability: Online only
Description:

An experienced electrician was fatally injured while changing fluorescent light fixtures.