OH&S Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:37:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png OH&S Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Sharon Giffen appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/sharon-giffen-appointed-to-worksafebcs-board-of-directors /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/sharon-giffen-appointed-to-worksafebcs-board-of-directors#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:05:05 +0000 /?p=417777 VICTORIA — A new director has been selected for appointment to WorkSafeBC’s governance board. Effective Dec. 31, Sharon Giffen, who is an actuary, will be appointed as a director of the Workers’ Compensation Board for a term ending Dec. 31, 2027. Giffen replaces Donald Smith, who was appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors as an […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/sharon-giffen-appointed-to-worksafebcs-board-of-directors/feed 0 Emergency crews have located one body after mudslide displaced house in B.C. /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/emergency-crews-have-located-one-body-after-mudslide-displaced-house-in-b-c /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/emergency-crews-have-located-one-body-after-mudslide-displaced-house-in-b-c#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:44:43 +0000 /?p=417163 VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of one of the two people who may have been home after their residence was hit by the same mudslide that closed the Sea to Sky highway. BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. James Grandy says the search continues this evening for a second person who […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/emergency-crews-have-located-one-body-after-mudslide-displaced-house-in-b-c/feed 0 Industry Special: Timely new construction resources aim to reverse a rising tide of musculoskeletal injuries /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/industry-special-timely-new-construction-resources-aim-to-reverse-a-rising-tide-of-musculoskeletal-injuries /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/industry-special-timely-new-construction-resources-aim-to-reverse-a-rising-tide-of-musculoskeletal-injuries#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:55:46 +0000 /?p=416671   BCCSA’s growing suite of MSI-prevention tools include 11 new exercise videos   The BC ion Safety Alliance (BCCSA) recently uploaded a series of 11 short videos — Essential Stretches for ion Workers — to YouTube. The simple exercises, which take no more than about a minute each to complete, represent only a small part […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/industry-special-timely-new-construction-resources-aim-to-reverse-a-rising-tide-of-musculoskeletal-injuries/feed 0 ‘Are they going to walk away?’: Charges 10 years after B.C.’s Mount Polley disaster /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/are-they-going-to-walk-away-charges-10-years-after-b-c-s-mount-polley-disaster /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/are-they-going-to-walk-away-charges-10-years-after-b-c-s-mount-polley-disaster#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:47:48 +0000 /?p=416322 VICTORIA — Doug Watt won’t forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley Mine more than 10 years ago, sending millions of cubic metres of waste into waterways in the British Columbia Interior. “I went outside, and you could hear the roar. It was like standing close to Niagara Falls,” the […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/are-they-going-to-walk-away-charges-10-years-after-b-c-s-mount-polley-disaster/feed 0 OAPC’s Trillium Awards slated to move to third-party certification in March /dcn/news/ohs/2024/12/oapcs-trillium-awards-slated-to-move-to-third-party-certification-in-march /dcn/news/ohs/2024/12/oapcs-trillium-awards-slated-to-move-to-third-party-certification-in-march#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:05:11 +0000 /?p=416292 A plan to transition the Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council’s self-regulated Trillium Awards into a third-party certification process is moving into high gear, attendees at the OAPC’s recent annual fall seminar in Mississauga learned. Based on stringent criteria, the Trillium Awards recognize asphalt plants that adhere to high operational standards such as appearance, safety and environmental […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/12/oapcs-trillium-awards-slated-to-move-to-third-party-certification-in-march/feed 0 Holiday season safety reminder: WorkSafeBC issues working at heights advisory /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/holiday-season-safety-reminder-worksafebc-issues-working-at-heights-advisory /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/holiday-season-safety-reminder-worksafebc-issues-working-at-heights-advisory#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:24:52 +0000 /?p=416072 RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC has issued an advisory urging workers and employers across all industries to take additional precautions when working at heights as the holiday season is upon us. Tasks such as installing festive decorations, performing outdoor construction or maintaining property during the winter months can present fall hazards, especially in wet or icy […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/holiday-season-safety-reminder-worksafebc-issues-working-at-heights-advisory/feed 0 Ontario to set $500K minimum fine for repeat, serious health and safety violations /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/ontario-to-set-500k-minimum-fine-for-repeat-serious-health-and-safety-violations /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/ontario-to-set-500k-minimum-fine-for-repeat-serious-health-and-safety-violations#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:03:28 +0000 /?p=415244 TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious health and safety violations, one piece of a wide-ranging labour bill introduced Wednesday. Labour Minister David Piccini’s bill would expand cancer coverage for firefighters, introduce a job-protected leave for people who become parents […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/ontario-to-set-500k-minimum-fine-for-repeat-serious-health-and-safety-violations/feed 0 BREAKING: Worker suffers leg injury after wall mishap on Toronto jobsite /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/breaking-worker-suffers-leg-injury-after-wall-mishap-on-toronto-jobsite /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/breaking-worker-suffers-leg-injury-after-wall-mishap-on-toronto-jobsite#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:44:52 +0000 /?p=415052 TORONTO — Toronto police were called to the scene just after 11 a.m. this morning for reports a construction worker was injured after a metal wall form fell at a site downtown. According to a post on X, the worker suffered serious injuries to his leg and was transported to hospital. The incident occurred near […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/breaking-worker-suffers-leg-injury-after-wall-mishap-on-toronto-jobsite/feed 0 Piccini, Moody: MOL seeing ‘bend in the curve’ on construction deaths /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/piccini-moody-mol-seeing-bend-in-the-curve-on-construction-deaths /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/piccini-moody-mol-seeing-bend-in-the-curve-on-construction-deaths#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:00:51 +0000 /?p=414924 Ontario’s Minister of Labour David Piccini says the government will not be resting on its laurels in the wake of achieving royal assent for Working for Workers Five legislation and releasing data suggesting construction workplaces are becoming less deadly. The ministry has published statistics indicating the number of fatalities in workplaces in Ontario for 2023 […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/piccini-moody-mol-seeing-bend-in-the-curve-on-construction-deaths/feed 0 Sarnia refinery plant fined $900,000 for environmental violations /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/sarnia-refinery-plant-fined-900000-for-environmental-violations /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/sarnia-refinery-plant-fined-900000-for-environmental-violations#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:00:45 +0000 /?p=414357 SARNIA, ONT. — Imperial Oil Limited (IOL) was convicted on Sept. 16 and fined $900,000 for discharging a contaminant, namely slop oil, into the environment which caused adverse effects. The company owns and operates a petroleum refinery and chemical manufacturing plant located on Christina Street South in Sarnia. According to an Ontario news bulletin, the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/sarnia-refinery-plant-fined-900000-for-environmental-violations/feed 0 Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 11 to 15 /dcn/news/government/2024/11/your-top-dcn-headlines-nov-11-to-15 /dcn/news/government/2024/11/your-top-dcn-headlines-nov-11-to-15#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:55:00 +0000 /?p=413903 Your top DCN headlines this week feature news two buildings partially collapsed in Hamilton on Remembrance Day, leading to an evacuation of a nearby building; the RFQ for Hamilton’s long-awaited LRT project is slated to be issued soon; we take a look at a unique church conversion project in Toronto; and the federal government could […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/11/your-top-dcn-headlines-nov-11-to-15/feed 0 UPDATE: Hamilton buildings collapse, city calls for emergency demo /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/hamilton-buildings-collapse-city-calls-for-emergency-demo /dcn/news/ohs/2024/11/hamilton-buildings-collapse-city-calls-for-emergency-demo#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:05:39 +0000 /?p=413498 HAMILTON, ONT. — Hamilton police and fire were called to the area of 28 King St. E. near Gore Park for reports two buildings had partially collapsed yesterday (Nov. 11) morning, causing road closures and nearby evacuations. According to a media release from Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe, crews were called to the area near […]

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