Ontario to Require Defibrillators on Construction Sites

Ontario proposes changes that would improve access to defibrillators at construction sites - OHS Canada Magazine

The Ontario government will soon introduce first-in-Canada changes that will, if passed, create safer workplaces for construction workers by requiring automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) at construction sites. This builds on the lifesaving changes introduced in 2022 that require naloxone kits in at-risk workplaces. “Our government is protecting Ontario workers that are building our province by requiring AEDs on construction sites,” said Dav…

Ontario to require defibrillators on construction sites

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Ontario to require AEDs on construction sites

The Heart and Stroke Foundation says that 60,000 cardiac arrests take place outside hospitals in Canada every year.

Province of Ontario plans to require AEDs on construction sites – ReNew Canada

The government of Ontario announced it has introduced legislation that will, if passed, create safer workplaces for construction workers by requiring automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) at construction sites. This builds on the lifesaving changes introduced in 2022 that require naloxone kits in at-risk workplaces. “Our government is protecting Ontario workers that are building our province by requiring AEDs on construction sites,” said Davi…

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Labour Minister David Piccini attends Question Period at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Ontario is planning to require certain construction sites to have automatic external defibrillators. Labour Minister David Piccini says the proposal will be part of a larger piece of legislation, following six previous omnibus labour bills introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government. Piccini says the recomm…

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