Equipment Strict protocols will keep workers safe at heights April 7, 2022 When your job takes you to great heights, falls and accidents could be your downfall. Literally. Trucks with buckets and cranes are designed to offer access far above the ground,…
Transportation Truck driver mental health a victim of ‘toxic masculinity’ December 16, 2021 Canada’s truck drivers are facing more than their share of mental health challenges in an industry dominated by men and isolated jobs. “Suicide and mental illness should be a significant…
Transportation 5 ways pandemic responses led to positive changes in trucking October 1, 2021 Canada’s trucking industry had to scramble in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rest areas, truck stops, and shipper facilities were closed to drivers. Safety managers were left searching…
Health & Safety Social distancing, and sharing space in a 2.6m truck cab June 15, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Public health officials want people to keep two meters away from one another to fight the spread of Covid-19. That’s pretty difficult to do in a truck…
Transportation Crash spike leads to call for vigilance July 12, 2018 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Ontario’s Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) is calling on drivers and employers to be “more vigilant” in the wake of an increase in fatal collisions involving…
Health & Safety Ontario Truck Driving Championships: IHSA support July 16, 2014 BARRIE, Ont. — Now that the Ontario Truck Driving Championships are over for 2014, it’s time to start planning for 2015. As a volunteer organization with limited, the OTDC…
