We have recently added  2 more classes  to our online training! You can now take both Scaffolding and Rigging online. Visit our Online Training page to register.

Attention NSCSA members.  The NSCSA will hold its Annual General Meeting and Awards Banquet on May 16, 2013 at 8:30AM. Our AGM will be held at the Best Western Plus at 15 Spectacle Lake Drive, in the Burnside Industrial Park.

This year we are taking nominations for two award categories.

NSCSA Leadership Award

Do you work with someone who shows initiative and dedication to safety in the workplace? Do you know someone who takes a safety leadership role both inside the company and externally?

If so, make a nomination for the NSCSA Leadership Award!

This award is given to individuals who are leaders in the construction industry. These leaders and their respective organizations are honoured for publicly assuming a leadership role in advancing the objective of reducing economic and human losses as a result of workplace accidents.

Safety Champion Award

Do you know someone who consistently goes above and beyond the requirements of his/her employment for the promotion of occupational health and safety within the community, an organization, or industry?

This award is given to individuals who consistently demonstrate outstanding safety excellence and support for their industry peers.

Nominations:

If you would like to nominate someone for an NSCSA Leadership or Safety Champion Award, please e-mail Leah Morrison at lmorrison@nscsa.org by April 19^th.  Please include a short description of how your nomination exemplifies the criteria above.  Good luck to all the nominees!

The NSCSA is pleased to have launched its new website!

As you can tell, the new site has a completely different look and feel. Whether you are an employer, worker, safety professional, or student, the information that you need is now available quickly and easily.

Be sure to check out all of the social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn and the new NSCSA YouTube channel. We hope you will also find the new Training Calendar useful as it provides you with real-time information about training availability.

Stay tuned for more website upgrades in the near future, including a new version of our Online COR Evaluation!

Visit our Training Services section to view our new January to June 2013 Training Schedule.

In 2011, construction injuries were the lowest Nova Scotia has seen since 1961. 

To celebrate this fact, the Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association (NSCSA) held its Annual General Meeting of members and industry stakeholders today at the Best Western Plus, Dartmouth. The Annual General Meeting celebrated a successful 2011 with six award categories with a total of 25 awards recognizing industry safety champions and leaders.

We would like to congratulate everyone on their awards and their dedication to a safer workplace!

To see a list of winners, click here.
To see photos, click here.

The NSCSA would like to congratulate Elmsdale Landscaping on over 600 days accident free! Great job!

Do you have a story or photo showing how you work safer? If so, send it to nscsa@nscsa.org and we will share it on the web and in our bi-annual newsletter!

The NSCSA Letter of Good Standing has a new look.  Please click here to take a peek!  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 468.6696.

Click here to read the press release!

The NSCSA would like to give a nod to Data Wiring Solutions for integrating safety into the daily work of their employees.

Company policy requires that all DWS vehicles place a pylon at the front and rear of each vehicle when parked. When working, six pylons are placed around each vehicle.

This policy serves two purposes; visability for each vehicle is improved, and it also means that employees do a full vehicle check each time they collect the pylons, ensuring the vehicles are in working order, have not sustained any damage and that there are no obstacles or people around the vehicle before they pull away.

Its efforts such as these that help make Nova Scotia a safer place to work!