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GENERAL |
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www.joinliuna/training.html |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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| www.csao.org |
Construction Safety Association of
Ontario - The Construction Safety Association of Ontario
(CSAO) works for the elimination of occupational injuries, illness,
and death in the provinces construction industry. Established in 1929,
it is the industry's primary source of health and safety know-how.
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| www.liuna.org |
Laborers' International Union of
North America - The Laborers are one of the fastest-growing
unions in North America. Laborers fight for more opportunity for
workers and employers, and for better wages, good benefits and safe
jobsites. |
| www.ccohs.ca |
Canadian Centre for Occupational
Health and Safety - The Canadian Centre for Occupational
Health and Safety (CCOHS) is a Canadian federal government agency
based in Hamilton, ON, which serves to support the vision of
eliminating all Canadian work-related illnesses and injuries. |
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| www.csa-international.org |
CSA International
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test products for compliance to national and international standards,
and issue certification marks for qualified products. Certification
marks tell potential customers and users that a product has been
evaluated by a formal process-involving examination, testing and
follow-up inspection-and that it complies with applicable standards
for safety and performance. |
| www.whsc.on.ca |
Workers Health and Safety Centre
- Our unique perspective on occupational health and safety separates us
from other training service providers. We avoid band-aid solutions and
victim blaming tactics. Instead we help get to the root of the problem
to control hazardous work conditions or better yet eliminate them
altogether. |
| www.tssa.org |
Technical Standards & Safety
Authority -
Our goal is to make
people's lives better by enhancing public safety. A full-service
safety provider, TSSA carries out a broad spectrum of tasks on behalf
of governments, businesses and the general public.
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| www.wsib.on.ca |
Workplace Safety and Insurance
Board - We're here to serve the people of Ontario by
promoting safe and healthy workplaces, and by providing a
comprehensive and viable support and insurance system for injured
workers and employers. As members of the WSIB team, we are committed
to fulfilling our mission with caring and excellence. |
| www.buildingtrades.ca |
Building and Construction Trades
Department - Our goal is to help construction workers:
Receive fair wages, benefits and job-site standards, secure safe and
healthy work site conditions, obtain training and skills upgrading,
use their political voice, defend the dignity of all craft work. |
| http://canadianlabour.ca
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Canadian Labour Congress -
The
Canadian Labour Congress is the largest democratic and popular
organization in Canada with over three million members. The Canadian
Labour Congress brings together Canada's national and international
unions, the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 137
district labour councils. |
| www.ilpi.com/msds |
Material Safety Data Sheet
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A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is designed to
provide both workers and emergency personnel with the proper
procedures for handling or working with a particular substance. |
| www.ofl.ca |
Ontario Federation of Labour
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The Ontario Federation of Labour is the provinces house
of labour, or central labour body. Just as workers unite in a union to
protect their rights, so also do unions unite in central labour bodies
to further their aims and objectives. |
| www.1-800-222-1222.info |
Poison Help -
Use this
web site to read about poison centers and poison prevention. This web
site does not provide information about diagnosing and treating
poisonings. |
| www.ilocis.org |
Workplace Health and Safety
Information - Comprehensive, timely and accurate coverage of
the core allied fields encompassing occupational health and safety. |
| www.laborers-agc.org
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Labourers Learn Website |
| www.labourstart.org |
LabourStart -
This is an online news
service maintained by a global network of volunteers which aims to
serve the international trade union movement by collecting and
disseminating information - and by assisting unions in campaigning and
other ways. |
| www.lhsfna.org |
Laborers' Health and Safety Fund
of North America - The Laborers Health and Safety Fund of
North America exists to: Enhance jobsite safety and health, Improve
the competitiveness of LIUNA signatory employers and Strengthen the
Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA). |
| www.lecet.org |
LIUNA's Tri-Funds
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Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET) brings the
Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) and its
signatory contractors together to address issues of importance to
both. Laborers and their employers share a lot of common ground. |
| www.ohcow.on.ca |
Occupational
Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. -
The mission of
the occupational health clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW) is
to prevent occupational illnesses and injury, and to promote the
highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of all
workers. |
| www.cobtrades.com |
Central Ontario
Building Trades -
The Central Ontario Building Trades
represent over 45,000 skilled trades men and woman in central
Ontario.
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GOVERNMENT SITES |
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| www.gov.on.ca |
Ontario Government |
| www.canada.gc.ca |
Canadian Government
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| www.osha.gov |
U.S. Department of Labor
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| www.labour.gov.on.ca |
Ministry of Labour
- Established in 1919 to develop and enforce labour legislation, the
Ministry of Labour's mission is to advance safe, fair and harmonious
workplace practices that are essential to the social and economic
well-being of the people of Ontario. |
| www.cdc.gov/niosh |
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health -
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency
responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the
prevention of work-related injury and illness. |
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www.tradelinks.ca |
The
TradeLinks initiative provides relevant
information on tax credits and financial resourses such as the
tradesperson's deduction for tools, the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
and the Apprenticeship Completion grant. This site also has links to
career opportunities, bookkeeping, employee rights and employer
responsibilities. |
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