Evaluation of the Ontario mandatory working-at-heights training requirement in construction, 2012 - 2019
Publication type
Journal article
Date published
2023 Nov 01
Journal
American Journal of Public Health
Pages
epub ahead of print
Open Access?
No
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%. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print November 3, 2023:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307440).