CSA For Occupational Health & Safety

Designated Z1001, this new standard will provide guidance on managing effective health and safety training programs.

Toronto, November 1, 2010 - CSA is undertaking the development of a national Guideline on Maintenance of Electrical Systems for industrial and commercial Establishments – to be designated as “CSA Z463”.

Toronto, 22 December 2009 - Announcing a New Edition of the CSA-Z195 Protective Footwear Standard New to this edition: Slip-resistant Footwear!

Toronto, October 27th 2009 - CSA Standards will be presenting and exhibiting at the Alberta Health & Safety Conference; Oct. 26-28, 2009 at the Stampede Round Up Centre in Calgary. http://www.hsconference.com We will also be exhibiting our standards and services at Le Grand Rendez-vous; Nov. 3 & 4, 2009 at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. http://www.grandrendezvous.com.

Toronto, June 19th 2009 - More than 80 years ago, CSA created the first standard for installation practices of electricity. What’s been missing is a work practice standard for those who work on or near energized electrical equipment. The new CSA-Z462 Standard has been created to fill that void.

Toronto, March 3rd, 2009 - The Ministry of Labour’s Safe at Work Ontario campaign safety blitz for the month of March is Equipment and Material Handling in regards to construction sites.

Toronto, March 3rd, 2009 - Machine Safety Conference, with Elizabeth Rankin, June 2-3, 2009, with an optional conference held on June 4, 2009. For more information as well as the brochure containing the registration form, click here.

Toronto, March 3rd, 2009 - IAPA’s Health & Safety Canada Conference and Trade Show; April 20-22, 2009 held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre with speakers Michael Coughlan (Greenhouse Gas), Elizabeth Rankin (Confined Space) and Dave Shanahan (HiVis Apparel and PPE). Click here for more information.

Toronto, February 13th, 2009 - Canadian Standards Association (CSA) announces Canada’s first standard for workplace electrical safety. Across Canada in 2007 there were 472 known injuries with electric current on the job and nine fatalities. The previous year there were 567 injuries and 20 fatalities. CSA’s Z462 Workplace Electrical Safety standard is designed to help prevent injuries and fatalities arising from the use of electricity on the job by specifying practical requirements for a safer workplace

Toronto, January 29th, 2009 - CSA has published the Report of a special stakeholder forum held on November 27, 2008 to examine CSA’s role in mine safety standards. This report available as a free download contains a summary of the deliberations of the forum and background information about CSA’s activities in the areas of mine safety. The report also includes recommendations for next steps for CSA’s Occupational Health and Safety Program in the area of mine safety. Click here for a pdf copy of the report

Toronto, October 8, 2008 - More than 40 per cent of Canadians say the company where they work does not have an emergency plan in place according to a recent study¹. Canadian Standards Association (CSA), a leading developer of standards and codes, today officially announced a new emergency management and business continuity programs standard, CSA Z1600, which is designed for private and public organizations of all sizes to use if disaster strikes. This new standard is based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600 Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs standard.

Toronto, October 1, 2008 - Canadian Standards Association (CSA), a leading developer of standards and codes, is today launching a two-year pilot project to increase accessibility to CSA Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards by offering users access to online viewing. The View Access initiative has been developed in collaboration with federal, provincial and territorial OSH governmental agencies. It will allow registered users to access OHS standards referenced in various Canadian jurisdictions and view the full content through CSA's website www.ohs.csa.ca

Electricity. It’s in every appliance and electronic device on the planet.

But electricity can be dangerous. Shocks, electrical burns and arc flash incidents can injure or kill both electrical and non-electrical workers, not to mention put companies at risk of litigation and prosecution.

This article explains how CSA’s new Z96.1 Guideline helps buyers and wearers of high visibility clothing select, use, and care for these garments for a wide variety of workplaces and occupations.

This article addresses how standards can help address growing concerns around the personal safety of health care workers. Beyond the risks of infection and musculoskeletal disorders, healthcare workers today may also be exposed to inordinate amounts of occupational stress, workplace violence and hazards related to new technology. Learn more about how CSA is addressing this issue….

This article answers your questions about CSA’s new Z1600 standard which will be published in 2008. This standard, expected to become the definitive standard for emergency management and business continuity in Canada, will provide both public and private organizations with a framework to create and assess their own integrated emergency management and business continuity plans. This article also provides information about CSA Standard Z731 on Emergency Preparedness and Response and new standards on protective equipment for first responders.

CSA OHS Matters interviews Rob Ellis, whose son David died in a horrific accident involving an industrial mixer. Rob Ellis talks about the importance of machine safety standards and programs and how they can help protect young workers and improve profits. In this article, Rob Ellis says that Canadian machine shop owners and operators could do a lot more to improve worker safety and their bottom line.

CSA Z1000-06 is the first ever consensus based OHS Management System Standard. It helps companies reduce or prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the workplace. Here are some common questions and answers about CAN/CSA Z1000- 06