{"id":42,"date":"2018-06-16T01:51:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T01:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.thercsa.ca\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2019-10-11T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T17:46:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thercsa.ca\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nHISTORY AND BACKGROUND<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Workplace safety has been evolving for almost two centuries. The most recent giant step\u00a0in Canada was in the mid 1990's. It was the end result of a mining tragedy<\/a> in Nova\u00a0Scotia. The outcry across the land was so great that it caused both the Federal and\u00a0Provincial governments to overhaul and revise the Occupational Health and Safety Act.<\/a>\u00a0Out of this action all nature of businesses were now required to operate within the new\u00a0guidelines of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Westray Bill - C45<\/a> known as the Internal Responsibility System was very\u00a0challenging for the commercial and industrial construction industry in its implantation\u00a0into the cultural shift of their workforce. During that same period in time RCSA founder\u00a0David Dahr's focus went in a different direction. His concerns were directed to the\u00a0residential side of the construction industry and how these revisions effected and changed\u00a0that culture. More importantly was how many resources and funding on OHS education\u00a0was made available to this sector.<\/span><\/h3>\n

After many years of research and various personal projects involving the residential\u00a0construction sector David Dahr decided to bring together a group of experts he worked\u00a0with over those many years. This group of individuals all agreed that this was the right\u00a0time for residential construction safety to evolve. One of David Dahr's precious projects\u00a0was the creation of his first web site specifically for residential construction, Homeowner\u00a0Safety <\/a>sharing his past experiences and efforts to improve work place health and safety in\u00a0this sector.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Although this web site is informative and visited by over 25 countries around the world every month it was not enough. The residential construction\u00a0sector needed its own safety association that could provide Occupational Health and\u00a0Safety education and skills development training specific to their needs and concerns.
\nThis association is now known as THE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY\u00a0ASSOCIATION RCSA (RCSA for short) a not for profit organization.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Our mission is to provide a wide range of Occupational Health and Safety educational\u00a0Workshops as well as Skills Development training programs in the use of various\u00a0products used within the residential construction sector. We do not duplicate the pre-existing safety training programs presently available to the construction industry but may\u00a0touch on some of their subject matter.<\/span><\/h3>\n

In addition to RCSA\u2019s programs we will consult with Nova Scotian homeowners, the\u00a0independent contractors and self-employed individuals to assist them in their needs and concerns when they contact us. We will also make ourselves available to other groups\u00a0and associations for seminars on the various topics outlined when requested.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cMISSION STATEMENT\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

The mission of this association is to provide professionalism in the delivery of all our OHS skills development programs. Over time we will build and offer quality skills development training and OHS educational orientation programs to help fill the gap specific to the needs of the residential construction industry.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Providing this sector with the necessary tools to eliminate, reduce or control hazards found at their workplaces.<\/span><\/strong>
\nThis will also include the proper use of various product used on a residential construction site both manufactured and built on site. This would include products used in the present day and new innovative products in our future. This will be the structure in which this association will be built on.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The RCSA\u2019s exclusive audience are home\/property owners and their independent contractors and self-employed individuals who offer their services. Helping these individuals to make informed decisions under the requirements of the OHSA and its regulations creates a healthier and safer work place for everyone at or near the work place.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Contact Information
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THE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ASSOCIATION RCSA<\/span><\/h2>\n

rcsa@bellaliant.net<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

339 Patton Road
\nUpper Sackville, Nova Scotia
\nB4E 3C2
\nCanada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Geo: 44.817535, -63.7604871<\/span><\/h3>\n

902-222-8932<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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