{"id":61788,"date":"2025-12-16T19:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/ontarios-new-aed-requirements-explained-what-construction-companies-need-to-know-before-january-1-2026-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:44:17","slug":"ontarios-new-aed-requirements-explained-what-construction-companies-need-to-know-before-january-1-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/ontarios-new-aed-requirements-explained-what-construction-companies-need-to-know-before-january-1-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ce que les entreprises de construction doivent savoir avant le 1er janvier 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Introduction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c0 l&#039;approche du 1er janvier 2026, de nombreuses entreprises de construction en Ontario cherchent \u00e0 comprendre les nouvelles directives de la province. <a href=\"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/product-category\/aed\/\">DEA<\/a> Les exigences s&#039;appliquent concr\u00e8tement \u00e0 leurs lieux de travail. La quantit\u00e9 d&#039;informations partielles circulant en ligne a engendr\u00e9 une certaine confusion, notamment concernant les d\u00e9lais de mise en conformit\u00e9, les attentes en mati\u00e8re de financement et les responsabilit\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ce qui est certain, c&#039;est qu&#039;une nouvelle r\u00e9glementation en vertu de <a href=\"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/ontarios-new-aed\u2026you-need-to-know\/\">Loi sur la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au travail de l&#039;Ontario<\/a> L&#039;utilisation de d\u00e9fibrillateurs automatis\u00e9s externes (DAE) sera bient\u00f4t obligatoire sur certains chantiers. On ignore encore comment ces appareils devront \u00eatre g\u00e9r\u00e9s, utilis\u00e9s par le personnel form\u00e9 et entretenus une fois sur place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il est essentiel de bien comprendre cette distinction. Le r\u00e8glement 157 25 ne se limite pas \u00e0 l&#039;achat d&#039;\u00e9quipement. Il introduit une nouvelle responsabilit\u00e9 que les employeurs du secteur de la construction doivent \u00eatre pr\u00eats \u00e0 g\u00e9rer avec soin et rigueur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Ce que pr\u00e9voit le r\u00e8glement 157 25<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c0 compter du 1er janvier 2026, le R\u00e8glement 157 25 en vertu de la Loi sur la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au travail exigera que certains projets de construction en Ontario disposent d\u2019un d\u00e9fibrillateur externe automatis\u00e9 sur le site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cette exigence s&#039;applique aux chantiers de construction employant vingt travailleurs ou plus et dont la dur\u00e9e pr\u00e9vue est d&#039;au moins trois mois. Ces seuils sont fix\u00e9s par la r\u00e9glementation et ne sont pas facultatifs. Si un projet remplit ces deux crit\u00e8res, un d\u00e9fibrillateur automatique externe (DAE) doit \u00eatre pr\u00e9sent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c0 ce stade, le r\u00e8glement d\u00e9finit clairement les exigences relatives au dispositif lui-m\u00eame. Il ne pr\u00e9cise pas encore comment ce dispositif doit \u00eatre stock\u00e9, entretenu ou int\u00e9gr\u00e9 aux programmes d&#039;intervention d&#039;urgence existants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Clarification des confusions concernant le projet de loi 30 et le remboursement<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L&#039;une des id\u00e9es fausses les plus r\u00e9pandues concernant la nouvelle obligation relative aux d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA) est de croire que l&#039;achat d&#039;un appareil donnera automatiquement droit \u00e0 un remboursement pour une entreprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cette hypoth\u00e8se est incorrecte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le projet de loi 30, qui fait r\u00e9f\u00e9rence au remboursement des DEA, est distinct du R\u00e8glement 157 25. Au moment de la r\u00e9daction, il n&#039;existe aucun programme de remboursement actif, aucun processus confirm\u00e9 de la WSIB et aucun crit\u00e8re publi\u00e9 d\u00e9crivant les limites ou les conditions d&#039;admissibilit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cela signifie que les entreprises ne doivent pas fonder leurs d\u00e9cisions d&#039;achat sur l&#039;espoir d&#039;obtenir un financement. De plus, rien ne garantit que les achats anticip\u00e9s, les achats en gros ou certains mod\u00e8les seront admissibles une fois le programme annonc\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tant qu&#039;aucune directive officielle n&#039;aura \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9e, toute affirmation concernant un remboursement garanti restera sp\u00e9culative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Les d\u00e9tails op\u00e9rationnels qui n\u00e9cessitent encore des \u00e9claircissements<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bien que l&#039;obligation relative aux d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA) soit \u00e9tablie, de nombreuses questions pratiques restent sans r\u00e9ponse. C&#039;est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment sur ces points que les employeurs s&#039;exposent au plus grand risque s&#039;ils consid\u00e8rent la conformit\u00e9 aux exigences en mati\u00e8re de DEA comme un simple achat d&#039;\u00e9quipement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sur les chantiers impliquant plusieurs employeurs, les responsabilit\u00e9s ne sont pas encore clairement d\u00e9finies. On ignore toujours qui sera responsable de la fourniture, de l&#039;entretien et de la supervision du d\u00e9fibrillateur automatis\u00e9 externe (DAE) lorsque plusieurs entreprises sont pr\u00e9sentes. En l&#039;absence d&#039;accords internes clairs, cela peut engendrer de la confusion lors des inspections ou en cas d&#039;urgence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les politiques de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au travail devront \u00e9galement \u00e9voluer. La plupart des programmes de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur les chantiers de construction n&#039;int\u00e8grent pas actuellement les proc\u00e9dures d&#039;utilisation des d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA). Les employeurs devront d\u00e9terminer comment l&#039;utilisation des DEA s&#039;int\u00e8gre aux plans d&#039;intervention d&#039;urgence, qui est autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 g\u00e9rer le programme et comment les responsabilit\u00e9s sont document\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les conditions environnementales repr\u00e9sentent un autre d\u00e9fi. Au Canada, les chantiers de construction fonctionnent souvent \u00e0 des temp\u00e9ratures inf\u00e9rieures \u00e0 z\u00e9ro. Les d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA) sont des appareils \u00e9lectroniques sensibles et le gel peut nuire \u00e0 leur fonctionnement. Les employeurs devront donc bien r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 l&#039;accessibilit\u00e9 et \u00e0 la protection de leur entreposage, m\u00eame avant la publication de la r\u00e9glementation officielle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les exigences en mati\u00e8re de maintenance sont encore en cours d&#039;\u00e9laboration. Les d\u00e9fibrillateurs automatis\u00e9s externes (DAE) n\u00e9cessitent des v\u00e9rifications r\u00e9guli\u00e8res, un contr\u00f4le de la batterie et le remplacement des \u00e9lectrodes. Bien que la r\u00e9glementation ne pr\u00e9cise pas encore les intervalles d&#039;inspection ni les exigences en mati\u00e8re de documentation, l&#039;exigence de disponibilit\u00e9 demeure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La formation est sans doute l&#039;\u00e9l\u00e9ment le plus crucial. Bien que le r\u00e8glement 157 25 exige la mise \u00e0 disposition d&#039;un d\u00e9fibrillateur automatis\u00e9 externe (DAE), il ne pr\u00e9cise pas encore le nombre de travailleurs devant \u00eatre form\u00e9s ni le niveau de formation requis. Malgr\u00e9 ce manque de pr\u00e9cision, les employeurs doivent s&#039;attendre \u00e0 ce que la comp\u00e9tence en mati\u00e8re de formation soit un point essentiel lors des contr\u00f4les.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Pourquoi la conformit\u00e9 seule ne suffit pas<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De nombreuses entreprises abordent la r\u00e9glementation 157 25 avec une approche purement r\u00e9glementaire. Leur priorit\u00e9 est de disposer d&#039;un d\u00e9fibrillateur automatis\u00e9 externe (DAE) sur site avant la date limite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cette approche comporte des risques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un d\u00e9fibrillateur automatis\u00e9 externe (DAE) n&#039;est ni un simple panneau de signalisation, ni un \u00e9quipement de protection individuelle. C&#039;est un dispositif m\u00e9dical destin\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 en cas d&#039;urgence vitale. Sa pr\u00e9sence sur les lieux implique qu&#039;il soit accessible rapidement et utilis\u00e9 correctement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La pr\u00e9paration ne se limite pas \u00e0 la simple possession d&#039;un d\u00e9fibrillateur. Elle inclut la formation, des proc\u00e9dures claires, des contr\u00f4les r\u00e9guliers et une d\u00e9finition pr\u00e9cise des responsabilit\u00e9s. Sans ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments, la pr\u00e9sence d&#039;un d\u00e9fibrillateur automatis\u00e9 externe (DAE) peut procurer un faux sentiment de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 plut\u00f4t qu&#039;une protection r\u00e9elle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Se pr\u00e9parer de mani\u00e8re responsable avant 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00eame si certaines questions restent sans r\u00e9ponse, les entreprises de construction peuvent d\u00e8s maintenant prendre des mesures concr\u00e8tes. L\u2019examen des \u00e9ch\u00e9anciers, des effectifs et des conditions du chantier permettra de d\u00e9terminer o\u00f9 la r\u00e9glementation s\u2019appliquera. L\u2019int\u00e9gration des d\u00e9fibrillateurs automatis\u00e9s externes (DAE) dans les plans d\u2019intervention d\u2019urgence existants garantit qu\u2019ils soient consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme faisant partie int\u00e9grante du syst\u00e8me et non comme un dispositif isol\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il est tout aussi important de d\u00e9signer une personne responsable en interne de la supervision des d\u00e9fibrillateurs automatis\u00e9s externes (DAE). Cette personne doit \u00eatre charg\u00e9e de la coordination des formations, de la planification de la maintenance et de la mise \u00e0 jour des politiques. Prendre ces mesures rapidement permet de r\u00e9duire l&#039;incertitude et d&#039;\u00e9viter les d\u00e9cisions pr\u00e9cipit\u00e9es \u00e0 l&#039;approche de la date d&#039;entr\u00e9e en vigueur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comment Premiers soins Canada soutient les chantiers canadiens<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premiers soins Canada aide les employeurs \u00e0 se pr\u00e9parer \u00e0 l&#039;utilisation des d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA) gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une approche pratique et conforme aux normes. Cela comprend le soutien au choix de l&#039;appareil appropri\u00e9, \u00e0 la planification de la formation, \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9laboration de politiques et \u00e0 la prise en compte des aspects li\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#039;entretien \u00e0 long terme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u2019objectif n\u2019est pas simplement de satisfaire \u00e0 une exigence r\u00e9glementaire, mais de garantir que les chantiers soient r\u00e9ellement pr\u00e9par\u00e9s \u00e0 r\u00e9agir en cas d\u2019urgence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les nouvelles exigences de l&#039;Ontario concernant les d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA), en vertu du R\u00e8glement 157 25, repr\u00e9sentent un changement important en mati\u00e8re de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur les chantiers de construction. Bien que le r\u00e8glement exige la pr\u00e9sence d&#039;un DEA, la responsabilit\u00e9 qui en d\u00e9coule ne doit pas \u00eatre sous-estim\u00e9e.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il ne s&#039;agit pas seulement de conformit\u00e9. Il s&#039;agit d&#039;\u00eatre pr\u00eat, responsable et pr\u00e9par\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les entreprises de construction qui adoptent une approche r\u00e9fl\u00e9chie d\u00e8s maintenant seront mieux plac\u00e9es pour r\u00e9pondre aux attentes avec confiance le 1er janvier 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si votre \u00e9quipe a besoin de pr\u00e9cisions ou de conseils sur la fa\u00e7on de se pr\u00e9parer aux exigences de l&#039;Ontario en mati\u00e8re de DEA, Premiers soins Canada est l\u00e0 pour vous aider. <a href=\"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/contact\/\">Contactez-nous<\/a> pour parler avec un partenaire comp\u00e9tent qui comprend les r\u00e9alit\u00e9s des lieux de travail canadiens et les obligations en mati\u00e8re de conformit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction \u00c0 l\u2019approche du 1er janvier 2026, de nombreuses entreprises de construction en Ontario cherchent \u00e0 comprendre les implications concr\u00e8tes des nouvelles exigences provinciales en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9fibrillateurs externes automatis\u00e9s (DEA) pour leurs chantiers. La profusion d\u2019informations partielles circulant en ligne a engendr\u00e9 de la confusion, notamment concernant les \u00e9ch\u00e9anciers de mise en conformit\u00e9, les pr\u00e9visions de financement et les responsabilit\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles. Ce qui est certain, c\u2019est qu\u2019un nouveau r\u00e8glement en vertu de<a href=\"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/ontarios-new-aed-requirements-explained-what-construction-companies-need-to-know-before-january-1-2026-2\/\">Poursuivez votre lecture <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;What Construction Companies Need to Know Before January 1 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2154,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,1503],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Construction Companies Need to Know Before January 1 2026 - First Aid Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/ontarios-new-aed-requirements-explained-what-construction-companies-need-to-know-before-january-1-2026-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Construction Companies Need to Know Before January 1 2026 - First Aid Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Introduction As January 1 2026 approaches many construction companies across Ontario are trying to understand what the province\u2019s new AED requirements actually mean for their worksites. 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