Many large construction employer's, including EllisDon and PCL, are starting to require employee's on their job sites to be fully vaccinated as of November 1st.

PCL’s president and CEO Dave Filipchuk commented in the statement, “We are especially pleased to participate in this initiative with EllisDon, a respected industry peer. It is our hope that most general contractors and subtrade partners across Canada will soon join us.”

Geoff Smith, president and CEO of EllisDon, stated, “Protecting and taking care of each other, and our families, speaks directly to the values we champion at EllisDon each and every day.

It’s important that employers have a plan for how they will protect against COVID-19 transmission in their workplace. This will help all businesses across Ontario to stay open and open and safe.

The workplace safety plan builder will lead you through an easy three-step process to help you develop a customized plan for your business. It will help you think through some of the risks in your workplace and choose the actions you are taking to make your workplace safer.

New regulations from the CSA Group and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) have accelerated the move towards high-tech safety features in boom lifts.

Last year, the new ANSI A92.20 design standard imposed stringent safety requirements on mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs). Formally called aerial work platforms (AWPs), the MEWP category includes articulating and telescopic boom lifts.