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====Record Keeping====

====Record Keeping====

Responsibilities for tracking winter conditions and maintenance activities should be shared by contractors and property management staff.  On-site cameras can be particularly useful in this regard, particularly if the feeds' from these cameras are also shared remotely with contractors. Tracking equipment can help resolve potential conflicts between property management and contractors, contribute to learning through trial and error, ensure the winter maintenance plan is being followed and provide due diligence evidence in the event of slip and fall lawsuits. Liability for "slip and fall" claims associated with winter maintenance are outlined under "''[https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/s20033 Bill 118 - Ontario’s Occupiers’ Liability Act'']". The Act was recently amended in January of 2021 and effectively disallows "''any action for personal injury damages caused by snow or ice conditions against an occupier or independent contractor employed to remove snow or ice from the premises when the injury occurred unless a written notice of the claim is personally served on or sent by registered mail to such the occupier or independent contractor within 60 days''" (Kennaley, 2021)<ref name="example4">Kennaley, R. 2021. Legislative solutions to slip and fall liability - Ontario’s Bill 118 marks huge step in the right direction. Landscape Ontario. Accessed - May 8 2022: https://landscapeontario.com/legislative-solutions-to-slip-and-fall-liability</ref> (some exceptions apply if the injury results in death, along with other more extreme cases). These recent changes will result in a reduction in associated claims and insurance payouts, thus leading to likely lower insurance premiums for contractors that historically have been high since the 1990s (Kennaley, 2021)<ref name="example4" />.

Responsibilities for tracking winter conditions and maintenance activities should be shared by contractors and property management staff.  On-site cameras can be particularly useful in this regard, particularly if the feeds' from these cameras are also shared remotely with contractors. Tracking equipment can help resolve potential conflicts between property management and contractors, contribute to learning through trial and error, ensure the winter maintenance plan is being followed and provide due diligence evidence in the event of slip and fall lawsuits. Liability for "slip and fall" claims associated with winter maintenance are outlined under "''[https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/s20033 Bill 118 - Ontario’s Occupiers’ Liability Act'']". The Act was recently amended in January of 2021 and effectively disallows "''any action for personal injury damages caused by snow or ice conditions against an occupier or independent contractor employed to remove snow or ice from the premises when the injury occurred unless a written notice of the claim is personally served on or sent by registered mail to such the occupier or independent contractor within 60 days''" - Robert Kennaley, 2021<ref name="example4">Kennaley, R. 2021. Legislative solutions to slip and fall liability - Ontario’s Bill 118 marks huge step in the right direction. Landscape Ontario. Accessed - May 8 2022: https://landscapeontario.com/legislative-solutions-to-slip-and-fall-liability</ref> (some exceptions apply if the injury results in death, along with other more extreme cases). These recent changes will result in a reduction in associated claims and insurance payouts, thus leading to likely lower insurance premiums for contractors that historically have been high since the 1990s (Kennaley, 2021)<ref name="example4" />.

====Responsible Procurement====

====Responsible Procurement====