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Ontario construction group renews call for site shutdowns
March 31, 2020

Ontario construction group renews call for site shutdowns after province updates guidelines

An Ontario construction group is renewing calls for a shutdown of sites across the province, one day after the provincial government announced “updated guidance” for construction employers in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The Ontario Construction Consortium (OCC) said it’s “impossible to maintain proper social distancing on sites.”

The group is calling for non-essential sites to be closed for two weeks “until the situation can be improved for the health and safety of construction workers.”

“It makes no sense to ban gatherings of 5 or more people in most circumstances, but still have hundreds of workers reporting to construction job sites,” OCC executive director Phil Gillies said in a statement.

The statement sent out Monday was in response to updated guidelines the province issued on Sunday to employers in a bid to limit the spread of COVID-19 on sites.

The recommendations include staggering shifts, restricting site numbers, better on-site sanitation and communicating health practices.

“The health and safety of construction workers is a top priority for our government,” Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said in a statement.

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