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Ontario Service Safety Alliance
Web address: http: www.ossa.com
The Ontario Service Safety Alliance provides health and safety resources to a wide
spectrum of workplaces. Individual resources have not been reviewed.
Construction Technology
Construction Health and Safety Association of Ontario
Web Address: www.csao.org
This association has extensive resources customized to all aspects of the construction
industry. The resources mentioned below have been selected because their
appropriate for workers new to construction, but check out the website for additional
sector or equipment-specific resources to suit the needs of students being placed in the
industry.
Construction Health & Safety Manual (1998)
Produced by: Construction Safety Association of Ontario
Contact Info: 21 Voyager Court South, Etobicoke, ON, M9W 5M7
Tel: [phone] Toll Free: 1-800-781-2726 Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail], Web: www.csao.org
Description: The manual covers topics of interest in all trades. The subjects include
responsibilities for workplace health and safety; personal protective equipment; first aid
and emergency procedures; back care; housekeeping; and access equipment such as
ladders, scaffolds, and elevating work platforms. Other topics include hand and power
tools for construction trades and step-by-step guidelines for welding, cutting and
formwork.
Cost: $22.95 plus GST & PST, postage and handling.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ONTARIO TEACHERS: TEACHER RESOURCE
KIT
The Construction Safety Association of Ontario has pulled together a resource kit, which
includes some of their best publications that explain the construction industry (manual),
and are geared to new construction workers (pamphlets, video).
The special price for teachers is: $50.00. It includes the components below, which can
be ordered individually, plus 30 “Your New Construction Job” booklets and classroom
posters.
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