Improper site sanitation can spread disease: Video

Portable “Sure- Flush” toilets with warm water sink cleanup faculties and electric fan heater mounted on the wall or a infrared heat lamp mounted in the ceiling.

Clean-up and toilet facilities are probably the last place you would look for hazards on construction sites.

Inadequate facilities are a major cause of the spread of diseases to construction workers and their families, according to the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

The ministry has released a new video video about how to protect workers from the hazards of poor hygiene and the spread of infectious diseases on construction sites.