Evaluation of the Ontario Mandatory Working-at-Heights Training Requirement in Construction, 2012‒2019.

Robson, Lynda S; Landsman, Victoria; Smith, Peter M; Mustard, Cameron A · Am J Public Health · 2024

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Abstract

The province of Ontario, Canada, implemented mandatory day-long training for construction workers required to use fall-protection equipment. More than 400 000 training sessions were completed by 2017 when the requirement took full effect. The lost-time workers' compensation claim incidence rate attributable to falls targeted by the training was 19% lower in 2017-2019 than in 2012-2014. Rates for two comparator injuries increased or stayed the same. The decline in targeted fall claim incidence rate of the other Canadian provinces was 6%. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> 2024;114(1):38-41. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307440).

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