Several OHS officers to be ‘wholly dedicated’ to the campaign for at least a month: Minister
Alberta’s occupational health and safety officers are increasing inspections of single and multi-family construction projects.
“Throughout the province, we’re beginning to see an increase in new home construction,” said Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk. “We need to ensure safety on these job sites is a priority.”
In 2010, almost 1,700 inspections of Alberta’s residential construction sector resulted in 1,000 orders being issued. A lack of proper fall protection topped the list of infractions, followed by issues with hazard assessments, safeguards and clear entrances, walkways and stairways.
Once the focused inspections and re-inspections are complete and the results are tabulated, the findings will be released. The report will include the number of sites visited, the total number of inspections and the number and types of orders issued.
“Several officers will be wholly dedicated to this campaign for at least the next month,” said Lukaszuk.
