Supervisor in Construction

We will discuss what the Safety Act defines as:

• How to read the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act and the regulations for Construction Projects

• Definition of Competent Person: Section 1(1)

• General Duties of Employers, Supervisors & Employees: Section 25, 26, 27 & 28

• Duties and responsibilities of Constructors, Employers, Supervisors, and Workers.

• Understand offences and penalties for non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations.

• Review of Construction Regulations that affect the job site for high risk activities including: Filing Notices, Posted Materials, Workplace Violence and Harassment , Safe trenching and Excavation, Operating Moving Equipment in Reverse on Job Sites, Using Backhoes & other requirements.

Other discussions will include:

• Performing Risk Assessments and Job Planning

• Work Stoppage and Work Refusal Process and the role of the Supervisor

• Accident Reporting and Investigation Requirements

• Workplace Inspection Requirements