MUHC hires construction inspector and organizes special training session for contractors
Starting this week, the MUHC has engaged a construction inspector who will be responsible for ensuring that all laws and regulations at the MUHC鈥檚 construction sites are being enforced. In addition, the MUHC will organize a special training session for contractors on October 11.
鈥淚 was shocked and disappointed last week that two contractors hadn鈥檛 fulfilled their contractual responsibilities,鈥� stated Dr. Arthur T. Porter, MUHC Director General and CEO. 鈥淎s a major public institution, we must demonstrate leadership in all that we do. That includes construction management.鈥�
The construction inspector will:
- Ensure that all necessary permits and case files are in order before the start of any work: City of Montreal, the Ministry of Culture and Communications (MCC), the Commission de la construction du Qu茅bec (CCQ) and the Commission de la sant茅 et de la s茅curit茅 du travail (CSST), etc.;
- Visit all construction sites regularly to ensure that laws, regulations and other measures are being enforced; and
- Ensure best practices in construction and environmental protection are employed.
鈥淚t is imperative that construction to maintain and upgrade our facilities be carried out in such a way as to avoid all risk and limit the inconvenience to patients and staff,鈥� added Dr. Porter. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why I have asked Yana茂 Elbaz, Director of Redevelopment, Planning and Real Estate Management, to ensure contractors have a solid understanding of our needs and expectations.鈥�
The MUHC will hold its training session for contractors on October 11, 2007. Topics to be covered range from patient safety, laws and regulations relative to MUHC sites, and the MUHC鈥檚 Environmental Policy. In addition to MUHC presenters, speakers will be invited from the CSST, City of Montreal and other organizations.
The UU直播 Health Centre (MUHC) is a comprehensive academic health institution with an international reputation for excellence in clinical programs, research and teaching. The MUHC is a merger of five teaching hospitals affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at UU直播鈥撯�搕he Montreal Children鈥檚, Montreal General, Royal Victoria, and Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, as well as the Montreal Chest Institute. Building on the tradition of medical leadership of the founding hospitals, the goal of the MUHC is to provide patient care based on the most advanced knowledge in the health care field, and to contribute to the development of new knowledge.