Upcoming Events
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 8:30 AM
OSSGA Aggregates 101 & 201 Mississauga
Register for either training held at the Marriott Toronto Airport Hotel
Thursday, February 28, 2019
OSSGA Aggregates 101 & 201 Ottawa
Register for one or both training held at Golder Associates Office in Nepean
OSSGA News
OSSGA Submits Untangling Red Tape: Addressing Duplication in the Aggregate Industry OSSGA
January 21, 2019 at 11:03 AM
Revised Sample Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Now Available for OSSGA Members
January 18, 2019 at 11:22 AM
Under the Federal Government's amended WHMIS legislation, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) have been renamed Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Seeking Volunteers for OSSGA’s 2019 Student Design Competition
November 6, 2018 at 1:29 PM
OSSGA is looking for a pit or quarry to serve as the host site for the 2019 Student Design Competition. Members must have a geo-referenced computer drawing of the final rehabilitation plan, PDF copies of your site plans, and be required to provide multiple tours for participating students. The program challenges Ontario university and college students to put their design skills to work by creating a rehabilitation design that maximizes the opportunities that the site will offer.
OSSGA Comments on Media Coverage of TARBA's Report on Recycling
November 2, 2018 at 10:23 AM
TVO published an analysis of TARBA's recent report on the use of recycled aggregate in Ontario's municipalities. OSSGA's Norm Cheesman comments.
TARBA Launches Campaign to Improve Recycling Practices in Municipalities Across Ontario
October 25, 2018 at 2:05 PM
A new study released today identifies the municipalities in Ontario that are doing a poor job of recycling concrete and asphalt. The research report, which collected information on the recycling practices of larger communities across Ontario, identifies the municipal "Laggards" – as well as the "Leaders" – in reusing aggregate recovered from construction sites. The report has been released to media in the hope of generating improvement in the recycling policies and practices of the municipalities that are currently 'Lagging' in the effort.
