E-News 2020

November/December

Release Date

• 2020 ORFA Award Recipients
• ORFA Discussion Board
• Thanks to ORFA AGM Sponsors

• 2020 ORFA Annual Report
• Updated COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan Guide: Who Needs a Plan & How To Make One
  
• Contact Tracing or Workplace Entry Tool
• Heading to the Lake for Some Outdoor Skating this Winter? New Study Finds More Children Dying Due to Unstable ice

• Gender Equity Survey
  

• OTS 2021 Is Going Virtual!
  

• ORFA Annual General Meeting and Information Sessions

• Announcing ORFA Board of Directors (2021/22 Term of Office)

• Know The Difference Between Face Masks
  

• Ice Resurfacer Use Joint Statement
  

• Check Before You Rec
• COVID 19 Highlighting Bill 168 Responsibilities for Facility Supervisors
  
• Ontario Releases COVID-19 Response Framework to Help Keep the Province Safe and Open
  
• Ontario Set to Employ the Largest Number of Labour Inspectors in Provincial History
  
• Safe Area Refrigeration Plant Operator - Online
  

October

Release Date

• ORFA Upcoming Online Events
• ALERT - Reminder to Inspect Ice Resurfacers
  
• Remembering Those Lost in Fernie
  
• Rental Agreements & Waivers
  
• Ontario Set to Employ the Largest Number of Labour Inspectors in Provincial History
  
• Canada’s First Ever 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults
  

• NEW! Basic Arena Refrigeration - Online Course
• New Requirements for COVID-19 Screening for Employees and Essential Visitors Now in Effect
  
• Looking To Boost The Number of Field Inspectors
  
• NHL Announces Partnership with I.B. Storey
  
• Waterloo Shows Leadership with Facility Participation Level Matrix
  
• Notice of Regulatory Proposals
  

August/September

Release Date

• Announcing the Jumpstart Sport Relief Fund
• ALERT - Reminder to Inspect and Recertify Fossil Fuel Tanks
  
• Risk Management Webinars
  
• COVID-19 Facility Staff Blood & Body Fluid Handling Refresher
  
• Training in the Workplace
  

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - Changing How We Use Recreation Changerooms During the Pandemic

• ORFA Upcoming Events

• ORFA Board Member Nominations and Elections

• COVID-19 PHASE THREE – Recreation Facility Changeroom Use Guideline (Non-Aquatic)
  

• Users Cannot Expect Phase 3 Opening of Facilities To Be At The Same Service Levels
  

• ORFA “Attended” Plant Owners Now Have Alternative Operational Options to B Certification
  

• RFAM Survey
  

• Keep in Mind - there is a Right and Wrong Way to Disinfect a Facility
  

• COVID-19 - Schools
  

• Ontario Supporting the Safe Reopening of More Spaces at Gyms and Recreation Centres

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - ORFA speaks with Zach Tarantino, Marmak, to share updates to RFAM - Recreation Facility Asset Management software

• New World Health Organization Resources Releases Guidance Material(s)
  

• ORFA Awards and Recognition
  

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - Recreation Facility Asset Management Software

• ASHRAE Releases Guidance Material(s)
  

• Workplace Violence and Harassment during COVID-19
  

• TSSA Regulatory Requirements during COVID-19
  

• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Does the Thought of Stage 3 Awaken your Inner Germophobe?
  

July

Release Date

• ORFA Membership Survey - Professional Development Courses - Fall 2020
• ORFA Training and Consulting Services
  
• David Ayres: 2020 for Our Favourite Goalie
  

• Stage 3 - Reopening Sport and Recreation
• ORFA has Resumed Training and Consulting Services
• PSHSA Occupational Therapy Webinar Series
  
• Ontario Updates Occupational Exposure Limits to Hazardous Chemicals
  
• Reminder about COVID-19 Exposure on the Job
  
• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Where We Are Now with COVID-19 and the New Normal: Legal Update for Recreation Facility Employers
  

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - The Realities of Re-entry and Reopening Costs

• ORFA Professional Development Courses: 2020 Reboot
  

• ORFA Return to Classroom COVID-19 Safety Plan

• Ontario Extends Emergency Orders to July 10
  

• Re-opening Indoor Sport Facilities
  

• Ontario Lacrosse Association – Return to Action Guide
  

• Reducing Risk Exposure
  

May/June

Release Date

• Potential Facility Washroom Flushing Risks
• Hockey Return to Play Does Not Mean Buildings Are Open
  
• 2020 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
  
• Modernizing Hazardous Waste Reporting in Ontario
  
• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - The Next Crisis You SHOULD Be Planning For And It’s Not COVID-19

• ORFA Industry Habits Poll

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - Recreation Facility COVID-19 HVAC & Air Quality

• Ontario Moves into Stage 2 of Reopening with Regional Approach

• OHF Return to Play Framework
  

• Recreation Facilities Asset Management
  

• NEW! ORFA Online Learning Courses
  

• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Risk Mitigation and COVID-19

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - Confusion Erupts Surrounding Recreation Facility Conflicting Reopening Directives

• Reentering and Reopening Principles and Guide - Update 2020-06-01

• Hockey Canada – Return to Play Guidelines
  

• Consider Seasonal Maintenance
  

• How to Safely Reopen Aquatic Facilities
  

• FACILITY FOCUS PODCAST - Recreation Facility COVID-19, Reentering and Reopening Guiding Principles and Best Practices

• Feds Unveil New COVID-19 Stream for Provincial Infrastructure Program
• Ontario Announces Additional Workplaces that Can Reopen
  
• ORFA Reminds of Risks of Empty 2020 Summer Outdoor Pools
  

• COVID-19 Update
• Facility Forum 2020 Readership Survey
  
• Zamboni Podcast
  
• ANGUS REID Institute
  
• ASHRAE Response to COVID-19
  

March/April

Release Date

• OE Alternate Rules Engagement

• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - COVID-19 Staffing Issues
  
• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Infection Prevention & Control in the Recreation Facility Setting
• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - Mental Health First Aid and the Working Mind
  

• ORFA COVID-19 Webinar Series - ORFA Developing a Post COVID-19 Facilities Operational Business Plan
• NEW! ORFA Member Toolbox
  

• COVID-19 Response Update
• SIRO Online
• Important Reminder: Refrigeration Plant Off Season Inspections
  
• Turn it Up…Tonight - Setback Temperatures

• COVID-19 Response
• OER Table 6 – Maintenance Program “Certificate of Qualification” Requirement

• The Importance of Pool Make-up Water
• TSSA Announces Pending Changes to the OER that May Impact Ice Arena Refrigeration Plant Operations
  
• Ontario Implementing Enhanced Measures to Safeguard Public from COVID-19