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IHSA Safety Podcast IHSA Safety Podcast
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The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association that seeks to improve the lives of workers in Ontario; one thought-provoking discussion at a time.
We engage with professionals and industry influencers to help them implement and improve health and safety solutions for workers and the workplace. Each episode explores best practices, resources, and training to control and eliminate safety hazards in work environments involving high-risk activities in the industries that IHSA serves: construction, transportation, and electric utilities
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Remembering Dean Maguire: A Story of Workplace Tragedy
On this episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast, the Maguire family shares their story of the tragic passing of Dean Maguire, a devoted father, brother, and husband in a workplace tragedy. Tune in now and find out why prioritizing safety in the workplace is crucial.
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Women in Construction Health and Safety
This episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast discusses women in construction health and safety and features three members of IHSA's management team. Listen now and learn more about the importance of addressing gender diversity in the workplace.
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Utility Work Protection Code
This episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast discusses the Utility Work Protection Code (UWPC), a set of rules and regulations that ensures consistency in rules, tags, forms, and communication for workers working on or above 750 volts. Listen now and learn more about the UWPC.
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Training vs. Competency
This episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast discusses training and competency, highlighting the importance of differentiating between the two concepts when building an occupational health and safety management system. Listen now and learn more.
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Electrical Utility Safety Rules (EUSR)
This episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast discusses the Electrical Utility Safety Rules (EUSR), which have been the foundation of health and safety education in the electrical utilities industry since 1914, and features Jeff Ellery, a member of IHSA's Power Line Apprenticeship and training team. The EUSR, initially created by the Electrical Employers Association of Ontario, laid down a set of rules for safe work for electrical workers who work on or near electrical distribution or transmission systems in Ontario. These workers include power line technicians, utility arborists, and high-voltage electrical workers.
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Working Outside in the Canadian Winter
Jasmine explains that extended exposures to cold can occur in locations such as roofs, unheated cabs, bridges, projects near large bodies of water, high buildings open to the wind, and working in refrigerated rooms, vessels, and containers. Cold stress can result in two major illnesses: hypothermia and frostbite. Hypothermia occurs when the body cannot maintain its core temperature due to constricting blood vessels, while frostbite is caused by exposure to severe cold or contact with extremely cold surfaces.