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• The trade press and other construction associations like theCanadian Construction Association (CCA) and the OntarioGeneralContractorsAssociation(OGCA)becameactivelyengagedinthepromptpaymentdebateanddialogue;

• Thetradecontractorcommunityrecognizedthatlegislatedpromptpayment must be consistent with the CCA/CCDC standardcontracts, both prime and subcontract, to gain full industrysupport.

Duringthesummer,theimpetusfromDaveLevac’sprivatemembersbillbroughtthegeneralandtradecontractorstogetherinanagreementtoachievepromptpaymentlegislationwhichwouldmeettheinterestsofbothgeneralsandsubsandwouldbeconsistentwithCCA/CCDCstandardcontracts.ThejobofdraftingthatdocumentwasassignedtotheCanadianElectricalContractorsAssociation(andECAO)whoretainedGezaBanfaiofHeenanBlaikieLLPandalsooftheCCDC.

Afteranumberofdrafts, focusgroupsandrevisions, thedraftPPLwasapprovedbytheNTCCConOctober5andturnedovertotheOGCAfortheirreviewandcomment.OfficialendorsementfromtheOGCAfollowed3weekslater.

The NTCCC has since visited most provinces delivering theirprompt payment message and receiving strong support from thetradecontractorcommunitiesthere.InsomeinstancesthemeetingspromptedtheestablishmentofprovincialtradecontractorcoalitionssimilartoNTCCC.Itseemsthenationaldialoguehasbegun.

At the time of writing these “Remarks”, the Ontario constructionindustry is on the verge of launching a full on campaign to makepromptpayment a legislated reality.This is groundbreakingon somany levels. It validates the importance and relevance of standarddocuments,guidesandbestpracticestotherealworld;itdefinestradecontractorsasasignificant,independentforceinconstruction;and,itprovidesanopportunityfortheentireindustrytoworkasaunitforthebenefitofallconstituents.

ECAOiscompletelycommittedtotheenactmentofpromptpaymentlegislationinOntarioandlookstoeachelectricalcontractor,memberornot,fortheirsupport.

In these“Remarks” Iwant todo somethingdifferent thandescribethiseditionoftheOntario Electrical Contractor.Iwanttoeducateyouandsellyouonagreatideaandhopefullygetyoursupporttoachieveit.ThatideaisPromptPaymentLegislation(PPL).Whatisit?Simplylegislationwhichmandatesregulartimelypaymentforconstructionwork performed and remedies like interest penalties or legal workstoppageifnotpaid.

TheECAOisamemberandthemanageroftheCanadianElectricalContractors Association (CECA), which in turn is a foundingmember of the National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada(NTCCC). Through this network of relationships we are able toprovide comprehensive and independent representation of tradecontractor issues at all jurisdictional levels. The primary interest ofthese organizations is to promote improvements to the paymentsysteminconstructiontothebenefit,firstly,oftradecontractors,butalsofortheentireconstructioncontractingchain.

Over the past couple of years the focus has become more precise,targeting on the promotion of CCA/CCDC standard contracts,documents and guides, and the enactment of prompt paymentlegislation similar toother jurisdictions such as theU.K.,AustraliaandtheUSA.[SeeDavidZurawel’sarticleaboutPPLintheUSAonpage10].Nowthesetwoobjectivesaremergedtogetherasitbecomescleartousthatpromotionofstandardcontractsandpromptpaymentarenotjustcomplementary…theyarethesame.

InOntariotheNTCCCinpartnershipwiththeCouncilofOntarioConstruction Associations (COCA) lobbied the provincial politicalpartiesaboutpromptpaymentthroughouttheyearrunninguptotheOctober6thelection.ThefirstsignificantbreakthroughcameinJune2011withtheintroductionofaprivatemember’sbillbyLiberalMPPDaveLevaconthelastdayofthelegislaturepriortotheelection.TheBillwasbasedonsimilarAmerican legislationandwasentitled“An Act to protect contractors by requiring prompt payment of construction contracts.”Whileit’struetheBilldiedontheorderpaper,fourthingsgotaccomplished:

• Legislatedpromptpaymentprovisionsforconstructionbecamearealisticobjective;

• All three political parties announced their support for promptpayment for construction during the course of the electioncampaign;

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EExecutive Summary• Despite ongoing fundamental differences, the American general, sub and specialty contractor community have collectively recognized the importance and benefits of a prompt payment culture for construction.

• The broader construction industry in the United States recognizes three fundamental principles for prompt payment:

AJurisdictional Overview ofPromptPaymentLegislationintheUnitedStates

JURISDICTIONAL OVERVIEW

1. prompt payment for all sums due is the correct and only posture for the industry to maintain;

2. contractors should take steps, including legislative action when appropriate, to protect their interests and the interests of their subcontractors and suppliers; and

3. owners should be willing to demonstrate their ability to pay.

• As of July 2011, every state in the union, save for New Hampshire, has enacted prompt payment legislation for public construction projects.

• Approximately one-third of U.S. states have enacted prompt pay-ment for private contracts, with the trend forecasting more states to pass similar legislation in the coming years.

• The U.S. Federal Prompt Payment Act serves as a template for each state’s own legislation.

• All states’ prompt payment legislation reflects the same funda-mental themes and intent as the federal law.

Basis for contractor support for prompt payment legislation in the United StatesThe American general contracting community has come to recognize the importance and benefit of prompt payment to the broader con-struction industry. There is a firm commitment to prompt payment by the general contracting community and the federal and state levels, primarily conducting its advocacy efforts through the Associ-ated General Contractors of America (AGC of America).

Working with the American Subcontractors Association, Inc. (ASA) and the Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC), the three groups have at least two common goals:

By David Zurawel

Prepared for the National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) by the Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA), August, 2011.


1. more efficient, timely and economical construction for the mutual benefit of owners, architect/engineers, contract-ors, subcontractors and suppliers; and

2. equitable and ethical relations between general contractors and subcontractors.

The three associations have developed a series of guidelines and forms reflecting construction practices that are fair and equitable to owners, general contractors and subcontractors.

Summary of status of prompt payment legislation in the United States (July 2011)• Every state in the union but New Hamp-

shire has enacted prompt payment legis-lation for public construction projects.

• Approximately one-third of the states have enacted similar prompt payment legislation for private projects.

• Basically, the U.S. Federal Prompt Pay-ment Act requires the project owner/government to pay the general contractor within 14 days of a payment application being submitted.

• If the payment application is for final payment on the project, it is due 30 days after final acceptance by the owner and submittal of the final invoice.

• Additionally, the Federal Prompt Pay-ment Act requires payments be made to first-tier subcontractors within seven days following receipt of payment by the general contractor from the owner.

• While individual states’ prompt payment acts differ from the Federal Prompt Pay-ment Act and from each other in certain respects, all of these statutory schemes follow the same general pattern and represent the same fundamental intent.

• The owner’s (or, in the case when pay-ment is due to a subcontractor, the general contractor’s) failure to pay in accordance with the applicable prompt payment act is deemed a breach of contract. One of the clearest examples of material breach is when an owner has failed to pay a

progress draw to a contractor.

• A party’s breach of prompt payment legislation is tantamount to a breach of the bonded contract, which causes that party to lose all contract rights against the non-breaching contractor/principal and to lose all bond rights against the surety.

• American states have nearly unani-mously followed the federal govern-ment’s lead and used the Federal Prompt

Payment Act as a template for their public construction.

• The trend is growing in American states to enact prompt payment acts for non-public or private construction. Massa-chusetts only recently passed a prompt payment act for private construction projects. A number of states still do not have prompt payment acts for their private construction projects, including:

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• West Virginia • Indiana • South Dakota • Iowa • Oklahoma • Michigan • New Hampshire • Virginia • Washington

• More states are anticipated to adopt prompt pay statutes for private projects in coming years.

• States have used the Federal Prompt Payment Act as a template for their own legislation.

• As such, requirements and deadlines in these various acts differ from state to state.

• States’ acts however, all follow common main themes:

1. General contractors are entitled to payment within a certain number of

days after the application for payment is submitted. (The number of days for payment ranges from five to 30, depending on the state. Most common is payment between 15 and 30 days after receipt of invoice. In virtually all cases, the time period stipulates so much time for approval with the balance of time for payment.)

2. If project owners dispute all or part of a payment application, they must object in writing, quantify the amount dis-puted and pay the undisputed amount to the general contractor.

3. The general contractor must pay its first-tier subcontractors within a certain number of days of receipt of payment from the owner. This time period is typically shorter than that stipulated for the owner to pay the general contractor. If the general contractor disputes a subcontractor’s payment application, it must object in writing, quantify the amount disputed and pay the undisputed amount to the subcontractor.

4. In the event that the owner or general contractor does not object to a payment application in a timely fashion, the application is deemed admitted and failure to timely pay is a breach of contract by the owner or general contractor.

5. Some states have expanded their prompt payment acts to also address change order requests. In such cases, an owner’s failure to timely respond to a contractor’s properly submitted request for a change order results in the change order being incorporated into the contract.

6. Usually, these prompt payment acts provide that their statutory terms are implied to be incorporated into contracts entered into in that particular jurisdiction, and cannot be changed by the parties unless allowed by the act.

David Zurawel is vice-president of policy and government relations at the Council of Ontario

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recommendations requires the developmentof numerous new regulations, operationalpolicies,procedures,andinfrastructureattheMOL.FullimplementationofallthechangesresidinginBill160maystillrequirefurtherchangestotheOccupational Health and Safety Act(OHSA)andWorkplace Safety and Insur-ance Act(WSIA).

Atahighlevel,Bill160createsthestructuresand framework necessary to implement thevast and varied recommendations of theDeanPanel–whethertheyarecontainedinBill 160 or await implementation throughfuturelegislationorothermeans.

1. NEW PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, CHIEF PREVENTION OFFICER, AND PREVENTION COUNCILTheBill160amendments createda signifi-cantroleforanewChiefPreventionOfficer,appointedbytheMinisterofLabour,whoissupported by the new Prevention Councilin carrying out a broad new set of dutiesmandatedundertheOHSA.InAugust2011,GeorgeGritziotiswasappointedasOntario’sfirstChiefPreventionOfficer.Mr.Gritziotispreviously served as the founding executivedirectoroftheConstructionSectorCouncil.Mr.GritziotisassumedhisnewroleasChief

CCharting OHS Change in Ontario: From Dean Panel to Bill 160, and BeyondIn early December 2010 the report of theExpert Advisory Panel on OccupationalHealthandSafety(DeanPanel)setoutforty-six detailed recommendations to changetheOHSsystem inOntario. In June2011,Bill 160 was passed to implement many ofthe Dean Panel recommendations. Bill 160became law rather quickly following theDeanPanelReport,anditleftmanyOntarioemployerswonderingwhatDeanPanel rec-ommendations made it into Bill 160, whatwas left out, andwhat is yet to come.Thisarticleprovidesanupdateandacharttrack-ing the status of OHS change in OntariowithreferencetotheDeanPanelReportandtheBill160amendments.[Editor’sNote:Theabove-mentionedchartisnotincludedinthisreprintbutisavailablefromwww.heenan.ca.]

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL)immediately indicated its commitment toadopt the Dean Panel’s recommendations,andpromptlyestablishedanimplementationteamconsistingofitsownpersonnel,mem-bers from the Workplace Safety and Insur-anceBoard(WSIB),andmembersofexistinghealthandsafetyassociations.Yet,Bill160isjust thebeginning. Implementing all of the

PreventionOfficeronOctober17,2011.

Bill 160 also created provisions for a newPreventionCouncil,comprisedofemployers,representativesoftradeunionsandprovinciallabour organizations, non-unionized work-ers, the WSIB, and other OHS experts.ProvisionsrelatingtothePreventionCounciland Chief Prevention Officer became lawwhenBill160receivedRoyalAssentonJune1,2011.

An Interim Prevention Council is in place.We are still awaiting word on the compos-ition of the Prevention Council. Employerrepresentationisstillrequired.ItisexpectedthattheCouncilwillselectaChair.TheChairisnotassignedanyspecificpowersbytheBillbutistheindividualwhowillcommunicateonbehalfoftheCounciltotheChiefPreven-tionOfficerandtheMinisterofLabour.TheroleofthenewChiefPreventionOfficerandPreventionCouncil appears largely advisoryinnature.Wedo,however,expectthateachwillbeinfluentialbecause,byApril1,2012,the Minister of Labour will be required toconsidertheadvicereceivedpursuanttotheOHSA.Theirkeyfunctionsinvolveadvisingthe Minister of Labour about preventingwork-relatedinjuriesandillnesses,provincialoccupational health and safety strategy, and

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any other matters specified by the MinisterofLabour.

TheDeanPanelReportcontainedarecom-mendation that the Council should becharged with creating a multi-year socialawarenessstrategydirectedatreducingpublictoleranceofworkplaceinjuries,illnessesandfatalities. Under the Bill 160 amendments,thatdutyrestswiththeMinisterofLabour.However, the Minister is empowered todelegate the power to an employee of theMinistry such as the Chief PreventionOfficer who can, in turn, seek advice fromtheCouncil.WeanticipatethattheMinister,theChiefPreventionOfficer,andthePreven-tionCouncilwill largely formthedirectionof future health and safety strategy in theprovinceofOntario.

2. SHIFTING PREVENTION mANDATE TO mINISTRY OF LABOURBill 160 added provisions to the OHSAspecifying that the Minister of Labour willnow be responsible for preventing work-relatedinjuriesandillnesses.Theseprovisionswill become law no later than April 2012.This is currently creating some confusionfor stakeholders,as the transferofauthorityandprogramsisstartingtotakeplacebuttheprovisionsawaitproclamation.TheMinisterwillhaveexpresspowersto:

• asnotedabove,promotepublicawarenessofoccupationalhealthandsafety;

• educate employers and others aboutoccupationalhealthandsafety;

• fostercommitmenttooccupationalhealthandsafetyamongemployers,workersandothers;and

• make grants to support occupationalhealth and safety, which would includefundingresearch.

Part 2 of the WSIA, the provisions relatedtoInjuryandDiseasePrevention,havebeenrepealed. Those functions are to be trans-ferred to the Minister of Labour, who willnow have the power to create “DesignatedEntities”,whichwill include safeworkplaceassociations, training centres, or medicalclinics specializing in occupational health

andsafety. Inshort, theMinisterofLabourandnottheWSIBnowsetsthestandardsforthese organizations. All existing safe work-placeassociations,clinicsandtrainingcentresareexpectedtoberetained.

3. mANDATORY TRAINING FOR WORkERS AND HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES(a) Setting of Training Standards and Rec-ommended New Worker, Supervisor Fall Protection TrainingTheBill160amendmentspermittheMinis-terofLabourtoestablishstandardsfortrain-ingprograms,andtoapproveprogramsthatmeetthosestandards.TheyalsoempowertheMinister to collect information regarding aworker’s completion of an approved train-ing program, and permits the Minister,with a worker’s consent, to disclose suchinformationtoanyone–includingcurrentorpotentialemployers.Inshort,theMOLmaybecome a repository for information aboutspecifictrainingaworkerhasreceivedwhichcan be accessed by workers and employers.This could lead to greater access to theexistingtrainingstatusofaparticularworker.

The Dean Panel recommended mandatoryhealth and safety awareness training forall workers and supervisors responsible forfrontline staff. It was recommended thatsuchtrainingincludehealthandsafetyrightsand responsibilities; the role of health andsafetyauthorities,theMOL,andtheWSIB;hazardrecognition,controlandelimination;WorkplaceHazardousMaterialsInformationSystems (WHMIS); and other elements.Mandatory training on high risk issues,starting with fall protection training, wasrecommended.Allstandardsandcontentforthe proposed mandatory health and safetytraining (free mandatory entry training forworkers, free mandatory entry training forsupervisors,mandatory constructionworkertraining, and mandatory fall protectiontraining)willbesetbytheMOL–throughthe Chief Prevention Officer.The MOL iscurrentlydevelopingallofthistraining,butregulatorychangeandperhapsfurtherOHSAamendmentswillberequiredbeyondtheBill160 amendments. Given that this trainingwillbemadeavailableinmultiplelanguagesanddeliveryformats,thecurrent“bestguess”from the MOL is that the recommendedtrainingwillbeavailablein18to24months.

The MOL is considering mandatory fallprotection training in all sectors, startingwith construction. Existing training thatmeets the new standards is expected to berecognized under equivalency provisions.Theprovisionsrelatingtotheauthorityovertraining all became lawon receipt ofRoyalAssenton June1,2011.However there arenoprovisions,asyet,requiringemployersorconstructors to provide specific additionaltraining pending development of trainingprogramsandlegislativechange.

Bill 160 also provides for a change in theauthority over certification training forJointHealthandSafetyCommittee(JHSC)members. As with Designated Entities,this responsibility is in theprocessofbeingtransferred from the WSIB to the Ministryof Labour. All standards for training orother requirements forbecominga certifiedmemberofaJHSC,andthepowertocertifyapersonmeetingtherequirements,willrestwiththeMOL,throughtheChiefPreventionOfficer,onorbeforeApril1,2012.

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theMOLandthatnon-unionworkershavedifficulty navigating the complaint process.Bill160addedanumberofprovisionstotheOHSAinanattempttoremedythisconcern.ThenewSection50.1designates theOfficeof theWorkerAdvisorasabodytoprovidesupport services to non-union workers inrespectofareprisalcomplaint.TheOfficeoftheEmployerAdvisorisdesignatedasabodytoprovidesupportservicestoemployerswithfewerthanonehundredworkers(oranotherthreshold that may be prescribed), who arerespondingtoareprisalallegation.

Most importantly, a new and additionalmechanism for commencing a reprisalcomplaint has been created. Under the Bill160 amendments, a MOL inspector canrefer a matter of an alleged reprisal directlyto the Ontario Labour Relations Board(the “Board”).TheBoardRules requiring aresponse to a complaintwouldbe triggeredupon such a referral. However, before amattercanbereferreddirectlytotheBoard,anumberofconditionshavetobemet:theinvolvedworkermustconsenttothereferral,a policy respecting reprisal referrals mustbeestablishedbytheBoardandMOL,andthe alleged reprisal cannot already be thesubjectofacomplainttotheBoardorhavebeenarbitratedunderacollectiveagreement.Policies are currently being developed. WeunderstandthattheBoard’sexpectationwilllikelybethatareferralfromaMOLinspectorcontainallinformationcurrentlyrequiredinareprisalcomplaintfiledbyaworker.

Under theBill160amendments, it appearsthat, as before, MOL inspectors will havevirtually no role or function in the deter-minationof the referred reprisal complaint.Theinspectorisnotacompetentorcompel-lable witness in the proceeding meaningthe inspector cannot testify. Although theMOLinspectormayhavearoleinreferringa complaint, it still appears that theworkeris responsible for representing themselvesorobtaining advice and assistance from theOfficeoftheWorkerAdvisor.

Employers should take note of the changesinvolving reprisal complaints for a fewreasons. First, the reverse onus, requiringtheemployertoprovethatareprisaldidnotoccur,willcontinue.Second,under theBill160 amendments the decision of a MOL

A priority recommendation was a newrequirement that health and safety repre-sentatives receive training. Previously, theOHSAdidnotimposeanobligationtotraina health and safety representative, requiredatOntarioworkplaceswherethenumberofworkersisregularlybetweensixandnineteen.Bill160amendedsection8oftheOHSAtorequire a constructoror employer to ensurethatahealthandsafetyrepresentativereceivestraining to enable him or her to effectivelyexercise the powers and perform the dutiesofahealthandsafetyrepresentative.TheBill160amendmentsstatethatthistrainingshallmeet such requirements asmaybepromul-gatedinsupportingregulations.

Provisions relating to this mandatory train-inghavebeenpassedbutnotyetproclaimedin force. Unlike some of the amendmentsmentioned above, these provisions willnot come into force until proclaimed. Thestandardshavenotyetbeenset.Thetrainingrequiredmaywellbe“certificationlight”,i.e.something less than is required for certifiedmembersofaJHSC.

4. NEW AUTHORITY FOR JHSC CO-CHAIRSBill 160 amended section 9 of the OHSAtopermit a singleCo-Chair of a JHSC tosubmit written recommendations directlyto the employer or constructor. Previously,theOHSAgave thepower tomake recom-mendations to the JHSC as a whole. Theamendedsection9OHSAstatesthat,iftheJHSC has failed to reach consensus aboutmaking a recommendation after attemptingin good faith to do so, either Co-Chair ofthecommitteeispermittedtomakearecom-mendation.Employersandconstructorshavethe sameobligation to respond toa recom-mendation froman individualCo-Chair, asexistedforrecommendationsfromtheentireJHSC. These provisions have been passedandwillbeproclaimedinforcenolaterthanApril1,2012.

5. REPRISALSThe Dean Panel expressed concern respect-ingthemannerinwhichreprisalcomplaints,madeunderSection50oftheOHSA,werehandled. Its report identified that reprisalcomplaints,whichallegeretaliationforseek-ingtheenforcementofrightsandobligationsunder the OHSA, are not prosecuted by

inspectortoreferacomplaintisnotonethatcanbeappealed,meaningthatoncetherefer-ralismade,theemployerwillhavetorespondtotheallegationswithouttheabilitytochal-lenge the inspector’s decision to make thereferral.TheseBill160provisionshavebeenpassed,butnothaveyetbeenproclaimedinforce.Thisisanothersetofamendmentsthatdonotautomaticallycomeintoforceandwillnotbeoperativeuntilproclaimed.

6. CODES OF PRACTICEBill 160 amended the OHSA provisionsrelating to Codes of Practice to facilitatetheirdevelopment.Theprovisionsofsection32 of the OHSA provide that the Ministerof Labour may approve a Code of PracticeandtheapprovedCodeofPracticecouldbefollowed to comply with the legal require-ment.Further,Bill160amendedtheOHSAtoprovidethatfailingtofollowanapprovedCodeofPracticeisnot,initself,aviolationofthelegalrequirementforwhichtheCodewasapproved.CodesofPracticehavebeenwide-spread in jurisdictions beyond Ontario andprovisions already existed in the OHSA fordevelopmentofsuchCodes..Presumably,theintentofthischangeistoencouragegreateruseofmoreprescriptiveCodesofPracticetoguideemployersandconstructorsonmeetingthe general performance based standards intheregulations.TheseprovisionswerepassedinJune2011.ThereisstillnowordfromtheOntarioMOLonplannedCodesofPractice.

7. mORE TO COmE- WHAT WE DID NOT SEE IN THE BILL 160 AmENDmENTSWhilemuchwassaidaboutcreatinggreaterprotection for categories of workers identi-fied as vulnerable, including workers infarming, construction, and the temporarystaffingindustry,Bill160didnot,inandofitself,furtherthoseprotections.Specificstepsrecommended in the Dean Panel Reportsuch as new OHS posters explaining rightsandresponsibilitiesofworkplaceparties,howtocontactaMOLinspector,andthespecif-ics of more frequent proactive inspectionsand enforcement campaigns at workplacesin sectors where vulnerable workers areconcentrated, did not appear in the Bill.TheserecommendedstepsstillhavetoawaitguidancefromtheMOLanditspoliciesonadministeringandenforcingtheOHSA.


will continue tokeepreadersup todateonchanges.

Cheryl A. Edwards, a former Ontario Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Prosecutor, is a Partner in Heenan Blaikie LLP’s Labour and Employment Group and

Lead in the firm’s national OHS & Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. Cheryl has

more than 20 years of experience providing strategic, focused and practical advice

and training to public and private sector organizations. She also has extensive experi-

ence representing employers, constructors, supervisors and officers and directors at trials, complaints, inquests and appeals.

Cheryl has been recognized as one of the best OHS and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board lawyers in Canada on the National

Post "Best Lawyers in Canada" list, and as a leading Canadian occupational health and

safety practitioner by Lexpert for over 15 years. Cheryl can be contacted by email at

[email protected] or by telephone at (416) 360.2897.

Jeremy Warning is a Partner in Heenan Blaikie LLP’s Labour and Employment

Similarly,theDeanPanelalsomadenumer-ous specific recommendations for tacklingthe underground economy in the construc-tionindustry.Itsrecommendationsincludedelectronic registrations of subcontractors atconstruction projects, posting of Notices ofProject, and proactive inspections by MOLinspectors on evenings and weekends. Anydevelopments in this regard will also haveto await MOL changes to administrationandenforcementoftheOHSA–thoughweunderstand the MOL is preparing to regu-larly conduct enforcement activities outsideofnormalworkinghours.

Bill 160 confirmed the Ontario Govern-ment’s commitment to implementing theDean Panel recommendations.The amend-ments generally focused on establishing theinstitutions of the new health and safetyregime,permitting the settingof prescribedtraining standards, and addressing reprisalcomplaints. Employers should anticipatefurther and more significant changes as thePrevention Council and Chief PreventionOfficerrolesbecomeoperative,onceenforce-ment strategy is created, and once any andall supporting regulations are created. We

Group and a member of the firm’s national OHS & Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, Jeremy spent more than seven years prosecuting charges under the Occupational Health

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representation to employers and management in occupational health and safety matters.

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be contacted by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (416) 643.6946

Samantha Seabrook is an Associate in Heenan Blaikie LLP’s Labour and Employ-

ment Group and a member of the firm’s national OHS & Workers’ Compensation

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TThe Electrical Contractors Association of Central Ontario(ECACO)and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW),Local Union 804 through the Joint Apprentice andTraining Com-mittee,havecompletedasolarPVrenewableenergytrainingcentreinKitchener,Ontario.Thepartners receivedanOntarioSkillsTrainingEnhancementProgramgrantfromtheGovernmentofOntariotoassistinthedevelopmentofthisexcitingfacility.

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Maxwell Howard,sonofChrisHoward,alsofromE.S.FoxLtd.,isattending his first year at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario,studyingElectricalEngineeringTechnology.Hehasastrongdesiretowork in theelectrical fieldandwillbe the fourthgeneration inhisfamilytodoso.

The winners will each receive $2,000 to put towards their collegeeducations.ECAOwouldliketothankitsscholarshipcommitteefortheirdedicationandwouldalsoliketothankallthosewhoappliedthisyear—wewishyouluckinyourfutureendeavours!


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Thepartnershavecompletedthetrainingprogramdevelopmentandhavesincetrainedover100IBEWmembers,withmanymorebeingtrainedthisfall.Alsoinvitedtoparticipateinthetrainingprogramarelocalhighschoolstudents,whowillgetanopportunitytounderstandthesestate-of-the-artenergysystemsandsparkaninterestintheelec-tricaltradethroughtheIBEW.

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The microFIT Feed-inTariff (FIT) Program will allow homeownersandcommercialbusinessestoproduceelectricityandsellitbacktothegridat80.2centsperkilowatt.

The ECACO and IBEW, L.U. 804 are very proud of this instal-lation and look forward to leading the way for the challenges of agreen Ontario, as well as training and certifying electricians for theConstruction Electrician (NOC 7241) Solar Photovoltaic SystemsCertification(SPVC).


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TOOLBOX TALkS

When to wearWearyourhardhatanytimeyouareonthejobsite,otherthaninanofficeortrailer.

Types and classes of hardhatsTypeIhatsreduceimpactfromablowtothetopofthehead.

Type II hats reduce impact from a widerrangeofblows.

ClassChatsprovidenoelectricalprotection.

Class E hats provide protection from highvoltage,andareproof-testedto2200V.

What the hard hat does for youYourhardhathelpsidentifyyou,thusimprov-ingsecurityforeveryone.

It provides some protections from fallingobjects, arcs, and objects your head mightstrike in close quarters. Your hat protectsyoufromimpactonlyifyouhavenotalteredthe suspension system by placing things(other than a cold weather liner) betweenthe suspension and the shell. Ensure yoursuspension isn’t so loose itwobblesandnotsotightitpinchesyourskin.

It is mechanically protective to the extentyouhavemaintainedtheshellintegrity.Thismeansyoucannotdrillholesintoitoraltertheshellinanyway.Thesolventsinpaintcanweaken the hat. Crystal clear acrylic spraymay be acceptable, but get approval fromyoursafetydirectorbeforeuse.

Itiselectronicallyprotectivetotheextentyouhavemaintainedshell integrityplus insulat-ingproperties.Themoreyoualterthesurfaceof the hat, the less protection it provides.Ink, pencil marks, paint, and paper createconductivepathsonthehat,sokeepwritingandstickerstoaminimum.

It keeps you cool. Measurements taken inhotweather showthat the temperature inaproperlywornhardhatisoftenlessthanthetemperature outside. That’s due to a com-binationofairflow,evaporation,andshading.

What you should do for your hardhatProperlyadjustthesuspensionsystem.

Leave the shell intact. Don’t drill holesin it, and don’t swath it in sticker orotherdecorations.

Store it in a clean place out of the path ofconcentratedsunlight.Yourcar’srearwindowisnotsuchaplace.

Washitwithwarm,soapywater,andrinsethesoapoffthoroughlywhenthehatshowssignsof dirt accumulation. Wash the sweatbandsandcradles,too.

Replace the suspension system if it is wornordamaged.

Replacethehatifithasdents,cracks,orsignsofwear.

Replace the hat if it’s been subjected to an

impact.Itmightnothavebeendamaged,butyoudon’tknowforsure.

Don’tsDon’t heat it or bend it, and don’t modifythevisor.

Don’tusetheareabetweenyourheadandtheshellasastoragebin.

Don’t wear it backwards or sideways.The front brim is designed as eye andfaceprotection.

DemonstrationHave a volunteer wear the sample hardhat,adjusted properly. Tap the hat with thehammer,butdon’tusemuchforce.Youcanget thepoint acrosswithoutcausinganeckinjury! Ask the crew members present ifanyone wants to volunteer to do this trickwithout the hat. Note that the hat, havingabsorbed the impact, may be damaged andshouldbereplaced.

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TEmPORARY HEATING

IIn residential construction, temporary heaters are commonly usedforspecificheatingtaskssuchasgroundthawing,concretecuring,orgeneraldryingpurposes.

Heaters,suchassalamanderorradianttype,arecommononconstruc-tion sites.They are typicallyun-vented and self-containedportableunits.TheseheaterscanbeeitherLPGpropane/naturalgasorliquidfuelunits. Theheatradiatingfromtheseunits isextremelyintenseandcommonlyrequireseightfeetclearance.

Themostcommonreasonforfiresfromtemporaryheatingisthelackofproperclearancewhentheunitisinstalled.

Guidelines for Using Temporary Heating• Onlyunits"listed"or"approved"byarecognizedtestingorganiza-

tionshouldbeusedonthejob-site.

• Temporaryheatersshouldbeusedfortheirintendedpurposeonly.Theyshouldbeinstalledandoperatedaccordingtomanufacturersinstructions.

• Awrittenoperatingprocedureshouldbeestablishedbasedonthemanufacturer’sinstructions.Thiswillensuresafeinstallationandoperationoftheunit.

• Each heater has a data plate indicating the necessary clearancestocombustibles,ventilationrequirementsandfueltype,etc.Youmustadheretothesespecifications.

• Multi-purposefireextinguisherswithaminimumofa3A10BCratingshouldbeprovidedwheretemporaryheatersareused.

Alternative Solutions To Temporary Heating• Placingaheateroutsideandawayfromthebuilding.Forhotair

units,ductworkwillberequiredtobringtheheatintothebuild-ing.

• Heatingunitsthatpipehotwaterintoabuildinganddistributetheheatthroughvariousmethodsareanothersafealternativetoan

openflameheater.Theheatershouldbelocatedinasafelocationoutsidethebuilding.

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INJURY PREVENTION TIPS

IInjurieswithhandtoolsarenotoftenserious,buttheydoinvolvelosttime.Commoninjurycausesincludeusingthewrongtool,usingtherighttoolimproperly,hasteandlackoftrainingorexperience.

Hand sawsSelecttherightsawforthejob.A9-pointisnotmeantforcrosscuttinghardwood,asitcanjumpupandseverelycutyourhandorthumb.

Forthiskindofwork,therightchoiceisan11-point(+).Whenstartingacut,keepyourthumbuphightoguidethesawandavoidinjury.

Forcuttingsoftwood,selecta9-point(-).Theteethwillremovesawdusteasilyandkeepthesawfrombindingandbucking.Rippingrequiresaripsaw.Checktheillustrationsforthedifferencesinteethandactionbetweenripandcrosscutsaws.

This excerpt is taken from Chapter 36 – Hand Tools - of the Construc-tion Health and Safety Manual produced by the Infrastructure Health

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Injury Prevention Tips: Hand Tools

The side and tooth-edge views of a typical crosscut saw. This saw is used for cutting across the grain and has a different cutting action

than that of the ripsaw. The crosscut saw cuts on both the forward and backward strokes.

The side and tooth-edge views of a typical ripsaw. This saw is used for cutting with the grain. Cutting is done only on the forward stroke.

The side and tooth-edge views of a typical crosscut saw. This saw is used for cutting across the grain and has a different cutting action than that of the ripsaw. The crosscut saw cuts on both the forward and backward strokes.

The side and tooth-edge views of a typical ripsaw. This saw is used for cutting with the grain. Cutting isdone only on the forward stroke.





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Returnonequity(%) 18.2 18.7 16.1 15.8

Debttoequity(ratio) 1.460 1.397 1.428 1.470

Returnoncapitalemployed(%) 8.3 8.5 7.9 7.9

Source: Statistics Canada – Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises – Construction – Table 8-2

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TheForm8maybecompletedbyphysicians,chiropractors,physiother-apistsandRegisteredNurses.

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TheWSIBisalsoencouragingthattheForm8besubmittedelectronically.Thisnotonlybenefitsthephysiciansbecausetheywillbepaidfaster,butbenefitstheemployeeandemployerastheinformationwillbeavailablemuchquicker,thusallowingforevenquickerproactiveclaimsmanage-ment.

If you are currently using theTeksMed passports, this new form willnotimpactthecurrentprocessinplace.Youshouldstillgivetheinjuredworker a copyofTeksMed’sRTWplan for thephysician tocomplete.PhysicianswillnotcompleteaF8andaFAFattheinitialvisitastheydonotgetcompensatedforthisbyWSIB.ThegoodnewsisthatTeksMedispayingthephysiciansdirectlyforthecompletionoftheReturntoWorkPlansothereshouldbenoissueofthephysiciannotcompletingtheRTW

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COR Program ByNathanEdmondson

The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) is launchinga Certificate of Recognition (COR) program for Ontario constructioncontractors.

CORisanoccupationalhealthandsafetyauditprogramforconstruc-tionindustryemployersaimedatreducingthehumanandfinancialcostsassociatedwithworkplaceincidentsandinjuries,accordingtoIHSA.

CORisanationalprogramcurrentlybeingusedacrossCanada,andissupportedby theCanadianFederationofConstructionSafetyAssocia-tions(CFCSA).

IHSA will be offering the COR program in Ontario, under a signedagreement with CFCSA. In order to participate in COR in Ontario,seniormanagementandonedesignatedfull-timeemployeemustundergotrainingwhichwillbeofferedinIHSA.

IHSAisworkingonthelogisticsoflaunchinga2011pilot,withseveralfirmsalreadyexpressing interest.Thepilotwillaccommodateabout45firms,andshouldbeunderwaybylateOctober2011.

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DATA CABLE

that can transfer through that typeof cableandthehigherthespeedoftransfer.

Over the years, technology has advancedto improve the frequency rates so that useof anything before Category (CAT) 5e hasmostly been discontinued. In comparisonwithCAT3’srateof10MHz,CAT5ecantransferat100MHzandCAT7,thefastestandnewestone, canperformat frequenciesofupto1000MHz.

In addition to being able to transfer moredata,CAT6andCAT7havefullyshieldedindividualwirepairswithintheshieldedcableas a whole, meaning these cables provide alevel of functionality that was impossiblewithunshielded twistedpair (UTP)cablinglikeCAT5e.ThiscausesCAT7tohavethestrictest exclusion of system noise duringdata transferaswell asbetterheatperform-ance.ThoughCAT7 is themost advancedcategory cable and is great formassive datatransfer, it is still quite expensive and, as aresult,notascommonlyused.

TThe term “data cable” may sound vague,butitisactuallyquitestraightforward—itisany type of cable that has the capability oftransferringdatafromoneplacetoanother.

Datacableoriginallyreferredtocoaxialcable,whichwasusedtohookupnetworksinthepast,buthassincebeenupgradedtoincludethenewerandfasterfibre-opticcableandcat-egorycable.Fibre-opticcabletransmitsinfor-mationthroughpulsesoflightsentalonganopticfibre,meaningthismethodisthemostefficient and there is no noise interferenceinthis transmission.However,becausefibreopticsaremuchmoreexpensive,thistypeofcableisnotthemostcommonlyused.

Categorycablereferstostandardsoftwistedpair cabling systems that are categorized bythe rates of data transfer they can achieveeffectively. Basically, these cables containeightconductorsinfourpairs.Dependingonhow tightly they are twisted together, theirdata transfer capabilities will change. Thehigher the category number, the more data

On the other hand, CAT 5e is used in thewiring of most networks in organizations,offices, businesses and homes in order toenable the transfer of information or files,aswellastocreateoutletstowhichdesktopcomputerscanbeconnected.MostEthernetcomputer networks are wired with CAT 5ecable, but it can also be used to carry tele-phone and video signals. As a result, CAT5e is ideal fortheautomationofahomeorofficeinareassuchaslights,securitysystems,cameras,temperaturecontrol,appliancesandsoundsystems.

Withinthelast10years,advancesweremadeusingCAT5ecablestoreducethecostandincrease the efficiency of video installationin, for example, home surveillance systems.Withlow-voltagecameras,itwasdiscoveredthatacoaxialcableandaseparatepowercablecouldbereplacedbyasingleCAT5ecable,making the installation quicker and greatlydecreasingthenoiserejectionfromelectricalorradiofrequencyinterference.

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Additionally,CAT5eusesathinnerconduit,so it is better for running more cable in asmaller space. When a power outlet needsto be installed, the danger factor increases,sobyreplacingapowercablewithCAT5e,theinstallationisquicker,moreefficientandsafer.

EventhoughCAT7isnotaswidelydistrib-uted, there are several specialized areas inwhichitisused.Itscapacityformassivedatatransfer is necessary for phone companiesusing Voice over Internet Protocol services,which will be important for new telecon-ferencing and tele-learning programs in thefuture.

CAT 7 also aids in linking the Internet totelevisions, such as video-on-demand andbroadbandvideo.FutureusesofCAT7mayincluderemotetrainingandteachingthroughvideo,livedigitalrecordingofconversationsor possibly even television broadcasts on atelephonehandset.

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THE ImmORTAL CEO

It’s a (not-so) simple fact of life for entre-preneurs that the future must always beconsidered when developing a plan fortoday. Most business owners grasp—andembrace—this concept, utilizing whatevertools they have at their disposal to developaneducatedandinformedplanastohowtobestmanage theirbusiness forwhatever thefuturemayhold.

Withonemajorexception.

Business owners are seemingly unwilling orunabletodelveintothediscussionregarding

BBusinessownersaretasked—everyday—withthechallengeofpredictingthefuture:

Where will the economy go in the next six months?

What are my competitors going to do?

How will my customers react to my new pricing policy?

Will my company stay profitable and will my margins be impacted with all that is happening around my business?

theirownfutures,andhowtheywillimpactthefutureoftheircompanies.

Ina recentmeetingwitha successful third-generation entrepreneur, my partner and Iaskedwhathisplanwasforsuccessiontothenextgenerationofownership.The responsewasimmediateanddecisive:

“Well, at a recent board meeting, we passed a resolution making me immortal. So no succes-sion plan is needed!”

He, of course, made this comment in

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jest, and went on to document the strongorganizational structure he and his partnershavecreated,andthemechanismsinplacetoprepare the organization for a transition ofownership (whenever itmaybecomeneces-saryorareality).Buttheideastuckwithusandledusintoaratherinterestingdiscussionontheapparentlackofurgencyamongentre-preneursindealingwiththisparticulartopic.

Indeed, it seems that many entrepreneursmust believe this (i.e. their immortality) tobe the case —otherwise, there’s no logicalexplanationfortheirunwillingnesstobroachthesubjectof“whathappensafterI’mgone?”Over the years, many business owners havesaidtous(insomevariation)thattheirinten-tionsaretoworkinthebusinesstheirentirelives(“They’llhavetocarrymeoutofhereinabox,”one suchclient suggested).Our jobcertainlyisn’ttoforceanyoneintoretirement,andifabusinessownerwantstoworkinthebusiness for therestof their life, thenthat’stheirdecision.Our experience suggests thatowners with this mentality will invariablyleaveanunfortunatelegacybehind.

A responsible business owner, therefore,recognizes the need to prepare the businessforthetimewhenthenewowner(s)willbeinplace(whetherthebusinessissoldbytheowner,transferstoanothergenerationortheownership changes hands after the owner’spassing).

In many cases, significant financial or taxissues arise from the result of the businesschanginghandsinthismanner,withthenextgeneration (often the founder’s children orspouse)lefttocleanupthemessratherthanfocusonthecontinuedgrowthanddevelop-ment of the business. Beyond growth, thefamily unit’s savings aremost often tied upin thebusiness andput intoperil if properplanningisnotconsidered.

Sadly,noboard is capableof appointingan“immortalCEO”—despitetheobviouscon-tinuityadvantagesthiswouldcreate.Sounlessmodernsciencemakessomesignificantleapsforwardinthenextfewyears,moreandmorebusinessownersaregoingtofindthemselvesinneedofaplantomanagethetransitionofownershiporsaleofthebusiness.

Weareremindedeverydaythatthepopula-tionisagingandthatthebabyboomersarebeginning to enter retirement age, a trendthatwillcontinueforthenext20yearsorso.Asaresult,itisanticipatedthattherewillbeasignificant“spike”inthenumberofavail-ablebusinesses,with,conversely,adecreasingnumber of available or interested buyers.Theobviousnet result is thatwewill see abuyer’smarketinthecomingyearswiththebusinesses that are best preparedpositionedtobethemostattractiveandthemostlikelytoreceivethehighestlevelofreturn.

Most business owners spend much timeworking to improve their businesses on adaily basis—trying new ideas, changingprocesses and rethinking their approachesinthehopesofgivingthemselvesaleguporeven the slightest advantage that may leadtocontinuedsuccessorfuturegrowth.Mostbusinessownerswouldjumpatthechancetobe aheadof the curve in their industry andpositioned as the leader in any given area.Thisisyourchance,butalsoyourobligation,andthereisnobettertimethantodaytostartthinkinganddevelopingyourexitplan.

Inthenextfeweditionsofthispublication,we’llsharewithyousomestories,insightsand

strategies that will help you start along thepathofdevelopingyourultimateplanforthefuture.Justasnoboardcanpassaresolutionensuringabusinessowner’simmortality,thereisno“cure-all,”one-stop,answerorsolutiononhowtobestmanagethetransitionprocess.Aswewellknow,everybusinesshasauniquesetofchallengesandconditionswithinwhichitoperates.Thatdoesn’t,however,meanthattherearenoplansthatcanbeputinplacetobestprepareyourbusiness,andyou,forwhatmayhappennext.

Aswe said earlier, businessowners are con-stantlytaskedwithtryingtoknowwhatthefuturewillhold.Whilewe’llneverreallyknowwhat the future will bring, as a responsiblebusinessowner,preparing for themultitudeofpossibilities isamust,particularly inourchallenging(andever-changing)economy.

John Geddes is a managing director of EKSIT Strategies Inc. He has worked with over 200 companies, primarily assisting in the areas of strategic and succession planning. John is the

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TThe growth of the Canadian solar photo-voltaic (PV) energy sector, the shortageof skilled labour and the need for safe andeffectiveinstallationofsolarPVsystemshaveaccelerated the requirement to identify andformally recognize competent system instal-lationpersonnel.

In September 2011, CSA Standards (CSA)and the National Electrical Trade Council(NETCO) launched anational, third-party,independentpersonnelcertificationprogramfor qualified electricians installing solarphotovoltaic (PV) systems inCanada. It isthe mechanism through which CSA—serv-ingasathird-partycertifyingbody—assessesand formally recognizes a journeypersonelectrician’sabilitytomeetnationalstandardsrelatedtotheinstallationandmaintenanceofsolarPVsystems.

“ElectricalcontractorsmayconsiderleveringthisMade-in-Canadapersonnelcertificationprogramtogainmarketsharebypromotingconsumer confidence in the quality andsafetyofsolarPVinstallationprojects,”saysEryl Roberts, CECA Executive SecretaryandNETCOTreasurer.AsmoreCanadiansappear tobeembracingagreeneconomy,aqualifiedworkforceforsolarPVinstallationandmaintenanceiscriticaltocapturingworkinthisemergingmarket.

CSA Issues First Certifications in CanadaOnSeptember16,2011ataspecialceremonyduringtheIBEWInternationalConventionExposition in Vancouver, British Columbiathe first certifications were awarded to fourqualifying IBEW electricians working withUnitedPowerLtd.CongratulationstoPeter

CSA StandardsandNETCOLaunchPersonnelCertificationProgramforElectriciansInstallingSolarPhotovoltaic(PV)Systems

Curtis,MartinKugler,RaymondMoffatandDustinThomas. These electricians partici-patedinabetatestroundofthecertificationinordertoestablishanacceptablepassmark,andthecertificationisnowopenlyavailabletoeveryonewhowishestoearnit.

CertificationswerealsoissuedEndre“Andy”Cleven, Training Director, Electrical JointTrainingCommittee, IBEW,Local213andElectricalContractorsAssociationofBritishColumbiaandtoJohnSalmon,PresidentofA.R.MilneElectricinWaterloo,Ontario.

“CSA applauds the first ConstructionElectricians certified in solar PV systems inthisprogramthatisdesignedtohelpensurethe safe and effective installation of solarequipmentwhilereducingtheriskofseriousaccident and injury,” says Stephen Brown,


Director, Energy, CSA Standards. “Thesecertified candidates have demonstratedmeasurable knowledge in the solar PV areabypassing anassessment againstobjectivelyidentifiedcriteria.WehopethisprogramwillincreasepublicconfidenceinPVinstallationsandinturnpromoteenergyefficiency.”

Fast Facts 3 Certification Program Name? Con-

struction Electrician (NOC 7241) SolarPV Systems Certified. ConstructionElectricianistheofficialRedSealoccupa-tional titlewhichmayvarybyprovince/territory. The National OccupationalClassification (NOC) code refers tothe occupational description referencedin the Red Seal Program’s nationalstandardsdevelopment.

3 Who? In order to challenge thecertification exam, candidates willdemonstrate compliance with thefollowingrequirements:

- ConstructionElectrician(NOC7241)CertificateofQualification

- demonstration of completion ofa recognized solar PV Installationand Maintenance Training Programconsisting of in-class and a practical(hands-on)component;and,

- submission of a completed applica-tion, certification agreement andcertificationfees.

3 Quality?CSA’sapproachadherestotheISO 17024 international standard forcertifyingbodies.

3 Cost? $250 Certification Fee & $95ApplicationFee

3 Certification Period & Renewal? Fiveyearperiodforcertification.Renewalbyre-examinationonly.

3 Certification Exams? Certificationexams are administered at CSA-desig-natedtestcentresacrossCanada.

3 Certification Documentation? CSAissuesa certificateandmaintainsadata-baseofqualifiedpractitioners.

3 Recognition of Training Providers?CSAdoesnotaccredittrainingprovidersbut rather offers recognition if the cur-riculum aligns to the national standardsandrelatedtestblueprint.Trainingpro-vidersareinvitedtosubmittheircurricu-lumtoCSAforreview.CSAthenpostsalistofrecognizedtrainingprovidersonitswebsite.

For more information visit www.csa-america.org/personnel_certification

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ELECTRIC HOOk-UPS

TThephrase“hook-upwire”canbeusedtodescribe,ingeneral,anysmall-to-mediumgaugewiresusedtomakecircuitconnectionswithinenclosedelectronicdevices;meaningtheyaremostcommonlyusedinlowcurrentandvoltagesituations.

Hook-upwiresareusuallymadeofeither solidor strandedcopper,areoftentin-platedtoallowforsolderingandareinsulatedwithsomeformofthermoplasticorrubbermaterialinordertopreventcurrentleakage.

There are many different types of hook-up wires used today, withvaryingstandardsofflexibility,temperaturesensitivityandmaterials.Somebasictypesofhook-upwiresthatfallundertheULcategoryaretypicallytinnedcopperstrandsandveryflexible.UL1007300V,UL1015600VandUL1061300Varealllow-costhook-upwiresusedincircuitboardsandmanydifferentelectronicconnections.Specifically,UL1015isusedinthewiringofappliancesandUL1061inthewiringofcomputers,officemachinesandotherelectricalequipment.

Similar to theULbrands is theKynarhook-upwire.This cable isalsoknownas“wirewrap”andiscommonlymadeofsolid-strandedandsilver-platedcopper.It isused incomputersandothertypesofbusinessmachines,liketheULforms.

AnothermorespecializedformistheTeflonhook-upwire,whichhas,asindicatedbyitsname,aninsulationofTeflon,meaningitishigh-temperaturewirewitharatingof200°C.Becauseitismanufacturedwithsilver-platedcopperstrands,thepricingofthisparticulartypeofwirehasincreased.Thiswire’sgreatestassetisitsabilitytowithstandheat, so it is most commonly used in high-temperature situations.Additionally,theslipperyTefloninsulationdetersmoisture,gasandsolventsduringoutdooruse.

LiketheTeflonwire,theTHHNwireismanufacturedwithcopperstrands.However,thishook-upwirehasanyloncoatingandaPVCinsulation,whichmakesitstiffratherthanpliable.ThisinflexibilityensurestheTHHNwireiseasiertofeedthroughaconduitorductbecauseitwillnotbendwhenpushed.

TheTHHNcableiscommonlyseenintheconnectionoflightsandappliancestoapowersupply inhomesorotherbuildings.Further-more,itservicesconduitsoffeedersandbranchcircuitsincommercialsettings.THHNcablecanalsobeusedoutdoorsbecauseitsPVCandnyloninsulationrendersitresistanttowater,gasandsolvents.

LiketheTHHN,theirradiatedwireisatypeofPVChook-upwire.Thisone,though,hasanevenstrongerinsulationthatmakesitsolderiron-resistant,soitisfrequentlyusedinthemakingofwireharnessesand connections involving a hot solder. While standard PVC wirewillmelt fromthe strongheatofa solder touching it for too long,irradiatedwirecandefythischallenge.

Ingeneral,hook-upwireisalsousedincontrolpanels,electricmetres,computers and major appliances. One can always find a type ofhook-upwirethatmeetsthenecessaryrequirements—withexcellentelectricalproperties,heatresistance,chemicalresistanceand/ortough-ness.Because they canbe resistant to oils, alkalis, acids, flame andmoisture,hook-upwires canevenbeused inhazardousor extremeenvironmentssuchasaviationelectronicsandarerefiningthespeedand quality of delivered signals in computing, telecommunicationsandsystemsinextremeenvironments.

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TMC2X, TMC2 & TC CABLE CONNECTORS

New ProductsOur expansion into the Canadian market coincides with the launch of a series of Teck and Tray cable connectors, the TMC2, TMC2X and TC. With client input, we have designed user friendly features into these products to enable a simple, straight forward and trouble free installation whilst providing Global approvals and multiple protection methods in a single product.

InnovationOur extensive R&D department constantly review product design and performance to ensure compliance with the ever changing cable constructions and industry standards. This process has enabled CMP Products to boast many industry ‘fi rsts’ for product features and approvals. Examples of these “fi rsts” are deluge proof cable glands, Bi-Code approvals and our revolutionary ‘CDS’ Flame proof sealing system.

The very latest innovation from CMP Products isTraditional explosion proof (Class I, Div 1, Zone 1 Ex d) seals employing a clay based sealing compound, have been used in our industry for many years to provide effective explosion proof protection. However, a certain degree of risk is associated with this traditional installation process and this risk increases with the number of cable cores. Multi core cables require the highest degree of competence and a long installation time to ensure a void free, safe installation. Not to recognise this will lead to rework, or failure of the seal.

is a Liquid Pour, Fast Curing, Liquid Resin Seal that installs in seconds and cures in minutes. Its unique formula begins with a low viscosity liquid that

fl ows into the cable interstices completely surrounding the cable conductors, displacing the air from the connectors in the process ensuring the “perfect seal”. The viscosity then increases and completely cures in less than 40 minutes.

Reduces Risk and Cost. CMP PRODUCTS

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