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www.wsps.ca 43 FOR MORE INFORMaTION: workplace safety & prevention services 5110 Creekbank Road Mississauga, Ontario L4W 0A1 Toll-Free Tel: 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) Tel: 905 614 1400 Fax: 905 614 1414 www.wsps.ca about Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades association Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association is one of the most vibrant associations of its kind, comprised of over 2,000 members, ten sector groups and nine local chapters. Its trade mission is to promote the horticulture industry in Ontario, and its public mission is to promote the joys and benefits of green spaces. Members include wholesale nursery growers, garden centres, landscape designers, landscape contractors, grounds maintenance firms, lawn care companies, irrigation contractors, landscape lighting contractors, interior plantscapers and suppliers. The association is a strong advocate for small business. It has been a leader in safety initiatives for the green industry, showing documented results for injury prevention. The association works diligently with WSIB in sponsorship of the Landscape Ontario Safety Groups. It also partners with WSPS (formerly Farm Safety) on supporting the Safety Groups and providing compliance awareness, resources and industry- specific training across the province. Other services include advocacy, professional development, publications, labour recruitment, certification and trade shows. Landscape Ontario members, especially through their chapters, devote endless hours and resources to community betterment projects. For information on the association, membership and other industry-related topics visit www.horttrades.com In addition, Landscape Ontario promotes horticulture and gardening to consumers through its Green for Life initiative, and at www.landscapeontario.com. Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades association 7856 Fifth Line South, RR4, Milton, Ontario L9T 2X8 Toll Free: 1 800 265 5656 Phone: 1 416 848 7575 Fax: 1 905 875 3942 www.horttrades.com © 2018 Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) grants permission to approved end users to reproduce this document in whole or in part, provided its intended use is for non-commercial, educational purposes and that full acknowledgement is given to WSPS. Approved end users are firms registered with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. WSPS reserves the right to extend this permission to other stakeholders and interested parties by express written permission upon application. WSPS extends no warranty to materials amended or altered by the end user. Under no circumstances is this document, or any portion thereof, to be duplicated for purposes of sale or for external reproduction or distribution. (Sample WSPS acknowledgement, "Reproduced or adapted from name of solution with permission of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, Mississauga, Ontario.") The information contained in this reference material is distributed as a guide only. It is generally current to the best of our knowledge as at the revision date, having been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinion on the subject. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by WSPS as to the absolute correctness or sufficiency of any representation contained in this reference material. WSPS assumes no responsibility in connection therewith; nor can it be assumed that all acceptable safety measures are contained in this reference material, or that other or additional measures may not be required in particular or exceptional conditions or circumstances.

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