CSA A500-16 Building Guards
In 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued Supplementary Standard SB-13 in response to all the negative media coverage of glass falling from balconies. It was a stopgap measure hastily put in place to address an immediate issue. At the same time, the province asked the Canadian Standards Association to develop national guidelines that could then be adopted under Ontario’s code.
The CSA has just released the A500-16, Building Guards standard. It contains what you need to know if your business is involved in the supply of or glazing of railings and balustrades. You can be sure that it will become law when the next edition of the OBC is issued.
For more detail on what’s covered in the new standard and to order a copy for your office, click here.
The OGMA considers this a major issue for our industry and will be holding a seminar on this topic in the spring of 2017. Details will be sent out as the date approaches.
– Frank Fulton
Ontario Construction Lien Act Review Released
For the past two years we’ve been discussing the need for trade payment terms being legislated and have kept you up to date through our bulletins and columns in Glass Canada magazine. The OGMA teamed up with Prompt Payment Ontario (PPO) as we considered this the best means of achieving this goal. The CLA Review […]
OGMA Newsletter – October 2016
Please see Frank Fulton’s “You Bet Your Glass” column for a full update on the prompt payment process. The Construction Lien Act review report is due to be released at the end of September. The OGMA will be meeting with Prompt Payment Ontario within days of the release of the report to determine next actions […]
Prompt Payment, Low Priority
by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, October 2016 Issue Way back in February, 2015, the Ontario government issued a press release stating “Ontario is launching an expert review of the Construction Lien Act that will include the examination of payment issues within the construction sector.” It went on to say that “strengthening […]
Status of Construction Lien Act Review Report
Message from Prompt Payment Ontario (PPO) to PPO members: On July 25, 2016, Ron Johnson, Jeff Koller, Ian Cunningham, and Sandra Skivsky from PPO met with David Phillips, Minister Naqvi’s new chief of staff, and Delia Greco at the offices of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. This was PPO’s second meeting with representatives […]
Neudorf a Story of Rags to Riches
by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, August 2016 Issue A Canadian success story Over the past few years I’ve looked back at the lives and achievements of a number of contributors and entrepreneurs that have influenced our industry. If grades were handed out for rags to riches success stories, Peter Neudorf could […]
OGMA Newsletter – August 2016
It is with great sadness that we bring the news of the passing of our long time friend and industry colleague, Jim Epworth, founder of Upper Canada Glass in Oak Ridges, Ont. Jim left us in his 84th year on June 11 and is survived by Joyce, his wife of 62 years, sons Howard and […]
OGMA Newsletter – June 2016
The legal review of the Construction Lien Act has been ongoing but the review group requested another extension to the end of April 2016. Prompt Payment Ontario has begun the lobby effort by mailing letters to all MPPs requesting their release of the report to PPO and to a timely vote in provincial parliament. A […]
Are You Ready for AODA?
by Frank Fulton Originally published in Glass Canada Magazine, June 2016 Issue Accommodating Disability Not long ago I attended the Top Glass Conference and Exhibits show in Mississauga, Ont., put on by Glass Canada and spent the day between manning the OGMA booth and schmoozing with visitors, exhibitors, old and new customers and former employees. […]
Update on Glass Supply Challenges
In March 2015, OGMA released a bulletin to its members to make them aware that glass supply was anticipated to become a challenge and more costly due to double-digit increases in demand in the United States, the reduction of glass production capacity in North America, an escalating U.S. dollar, and a severe shortage of transportation […]
