A help desk dedicated to Safety Representatives was launched in July 2006 to provide information and a coaching-mentoring service. 

Our database suggests that there are 1,700 qualified Workers Safety Representatives in the construction industry. A letter was sent to all Safety Rep-resentatives on our data base informing them of the services available and providing them with the designated contact number and the hours of avail-ability of the service. The help desk operates from 8am to 8pm Monday to Saturday. Business cards containing advertising the service have been produced and distributed to all trained SRs.

We believe that the demand for this service will increase significantly as the Safety Rep-resentatives become more familiar with it.