Fleet Safety Council Correspondence

August 2024 Edition

Fleet Safety Council News and Events

FSC 33rd Annual Educational Conference

Registration is open for the 33rd Annual Fleet Safety Council (FSC) Conference. The annual event is scheduled for Friday October 25, 2024 and will once again be taking place at Millennium Gardens Banquet Centre in Brampton. The one-day educational sessions are preceded by the FSC’s annual networking events taking place on Thursday October 24. Register before September 30th to take advantage of early bird pricing.

Click here to download the full agenda.

Click here to register through Eventbrite.

Click here to read all of the speaker bios

FSC Announces New Provincial Bus Chapter

The FSC is excited to announce that a new Provincial Bus Chapter will be starting in 2024! This chapter will be open to anyone with an interest in passenger transportation safety! The inaugural meeting will be taking place on October 30th in-person in Mississauga (with a virtual option). Download the meeting flyer for complete details.

Click here to register for the meeting

FSC Chapters Resume Meetings in September: Mark your calendars because most FSC chapters will resume meetings in September. Check the chapter schedule below to confirm meeting dates and locations.

Download the chapter schedule!

FSC Chapter Information

IHSA News and Events

Health and Safety Excellence (HSEp) Program Shows Success

Between January and May 2024, 163 firms earned a total of $1,068,742.94 in rebates through IHSA’s Health and Safety Excellence program (HSEp).

Firms successfully completed 51 action plans, with an average of four topics per action plan. Each “topic” represents the development and implementation of a critical component of an occupational health and safety management system through the plan, do, check, and act process. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) validates these topics. In total, firms completed 201 individual topics.

As well, firms with fewer than 100 employees completed 68% of those action plans—which qualified them for double rebates under the smaller business incentives.

Click here to learn more about the HSEp

Nominations Closing Soon for IHSA Safety Awards

Nominations remain open until August 30th for the IHSA Health and Safety Awards. Many of these awards are handed out at the IHSA Annual General Meeting including the Ken Hellawell Transportation Safety Award, and the Maria (Filice) Mason Award of Excellence.

Click here to view all of the awards and nominate!

Reminder: Save the date: IHSA's AGM and awards

IHSA's Annual General Meeting is being held on October 2, 2024, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Airport West, 5444 Dixie Road, Mississauga.

Stay tuned for more details and registration coming soon.

IHSA Board of Directors: Apply Now

Board Of Director Recruitment: The IHSA is currently seeking applications to fill one (1) Management representative that meets the following requirements;

Employees of members designated to the transportation and warehousing industry sector in the following rate groups/NAICS and class codes:

• Class F1: Rail, water, truck, transportation, and postal services

• Class F2: Air, transit, ground passenger, recreational, and pipeline transportation, courier services, and warehousing

IHSA Safety Podcast

The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast that seeks to improve the lives of workers in Ontario–one thought-provoking discussion at a time. Download individual episodes by visiting the IHSA Safety Podcast webpage .

Newest episodes:

Episode 86: Heat Stress (Episode 60 Relaunch)
Episode 87: MTO Driver Certification Program
Episode 88: Nutrition

Mental Health Update

IHSA Workplace Mental Health & Related Topics: Check out IHSA's Workplace Mental Health & Related Topics page to download a variety of resources including:

Employer Toolkit
Worker Toolkit
Supporter Toolkit
Opioid Crisis Resources
Workplace Violence and Harassment Resources
Links to Mental Health Podcast and On-Demand Webinars

Click here to visit the Workplace Mental Health & Related Topics page

New IHSA Videos to highlight family impact of workplace tragedies

IHSA is producing five new videos with the twin goals of highlighting major workplace hazards and taking stock of the broader human toll associated with workplace tragedies. The videos are being created in collaboration with the Threads of Life program

Regulatory News

Ministry of Transportation

Ontario Accelerating Construction on the Gardiner Expressway by at Least One Year (Read more).
Ontario Awards Contract to Connect Highway 400 to Bradford Bypass (Read more).

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development:

Ontario Investing Up to $260 Million in New Funding to Train Workers (Read more).

Office of the Premier

Premier Ford Announces Updated Parliamentary Assistant Roles (Read more).

Click here to download a list of helpful regulatory links

Industry Updates

PMTC Updates:

PMTC Blog: Women Doing Great Things at the PMTC (Read more)

Driven to Lead Program: There is still time to register for the program that starts on September 11 2024 and is sponsored by KRTS, Transrep and Tenstreet. (Read more).

PMTC Fall 2024 Golf Tournament: Registration is now open! Taking place on September 24th at the Royal Ontario Golf Club. Sponsorship opportunities available! (Click here for more details).

Trucking HR Canada Updates:

Responding to Flexible Work Requests: THRC has designed a checklist to help you evaluate and manage requests for flexible workplace arrangements. It focuses on ensuring that the arrangement benefits both the employee and the business and helps prepare the manager to oversee it effectively. (Click here to view).

Truck Driver Training Resources: Downloadable for free, THRSC has released a suite of resources to help training and asses commercial truck operators designed to build the capacity of instructors, coaches and mentors to support driver training.

Targeted Transport Exemption to Support Emergency Response to Wildfires in BC and AB:

Transport Canada has posted a targeted exemption effective immediately and expiring on August 31st for those responding to the B.C. and Alberta Wildfire emergency.

Targeted Transport Exemption to Support the Emergency Response to Wildfires in BC and AB (English) (French)
Exemptions under section 16. of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act (English) (French)

Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada (PTTAC) Updates:

Summary of Round Tables in Manitoba and Saskatchewan: The PTTAC executives were pleased with the Round Tables on Red Seal Apprenticeship held in Western Canada.(Read more).

TCA Updates:

TCA Webinar: Tactics for Preventing Cargo Theft. Register now for this webinar taking pace on August 29th at 1 pm. (Register here).
Canadian Driver Named Highway Angel: Darrin Gillmore from Bison Transport named TCA Highway Angel for helping crash victims in fatal accident. (Read more).

Women's Trucking Federation of Canada Update:

Conference: Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Bridging the Barriers Conference. The annual event will be taking place on September 17th, 2024 at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto West in Mississauga, Click here to see the full agenda

Award: WTFC Announces the Geri Cox Allyship Excellence Award at this years Bridging the Barriers Conference: Nomination deadline is August 23rd, 2024. (Click here to read the press release).

Road Safety at Work Update:

Supervise Drivers Effectively: This month’s road safety goal is to provide effective supervision of employees who drive for work. Download some basic, better and best practices to help you reach your goals: (Read more).

Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) - Drop It And Drive^® (DIAD):

Did you know that DIAD distracted driving seminars for workplaces and schools are thought-provoking and interactive, using science and real stories to engage communities in practicing safer road behaviours.

Click here to meet the DIAD team.

Click here to learn more about DIAD.

ATRI Study: Renewable Diesel - A Catalyst for Decarbonization (Read more).
ATRI Study: An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking - 2024 Update (Read more).
CityNews Article: ‘We’re not ready’: Mechanics say Ontario’s new vehicle inspection program has problems (Read more).
CTV News Article: Trudeau taps MacKinnon to be new labour minister, ahead of cabinet meeting (Read more).
CVSA Training Course: Canadian Industry Roadside Inspection Driver Requirements training course will be taking place in Mississauga Ontario February 24-28. Registration for the course will open in September 2024. (Read more)
CVSA Training Course: Canadian Industry Roadside Inspection Vehicle Requirements training course announced and will be taking place May 5-9 2025 in Mississauga Ontario. Registration for this course will open in February 2025. (Read more).
Freight Waves Article: FMCSA delays speed limiter rule to May 2025 (Read more).
Truck News Article: Clifford show continues to deliver great classic trucks (Read more).
Truck News Article: Ontario’s DriveOn program to change how MVIS facilities conduct inspections (Read more).
Truck News Article: OTA favors graduated approach to licensing truck drivers (Read more).
Truck News Article: Manitoulin Transport gives back, supports Ontario wildlife (Read more).
Truck News Article: CAA-Quebec to deploy first electric tow truck (Read more).
TTSAO Newsletter: Read the latest news from the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario. (Read more).

Network News

Stay up-to-date on all of the latest news from IHSA's Labour Management Network! Click here to read more.

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FSC Mission Statement

To promote health and safety within the transportation sector through network support and sharing of information resources, allowing us to have a strong voice in the industry.

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