Special Feature
Occupational Health and Safety
Below are articles from the latest Occupational Health and Safety Special Feature, published January 28, 2022 by Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Occupational Health and Safety
London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S
Roof collapse injury can’t stop Cole Bernier from inspiring others
In September 2015, on what had been an otherwise ordinary workday, a roof collap...
OH&S , US News
Mohawk College illustrates how safety translates from the classroom to the jobsite
At community colleges with programs specifically oriented towards skilled trades...
OH&S
Report urges worker safety while respecting cultural differences
A new research paper argues that as increasing numbers of immigrants are welcome...
Labour , OH&S
Road trip: EllisDon executive tour fosters new safety initiatives
A not-quite-finished series of country-wide tours by senior EllisDon executives...
Labour , OH&S
Lucky seven: Your 2022 VICA safety award winners
Despite the challenges of staying focused during the disruption of the COVID yea...
Associations , OH&S
VICA CEO stresses importance of ensuring immigrants are safe onsite
In 2022, Canada welcomed almost 432,000 immigrants, a new record. Another 1.45...
Government , Labour
Death has Finning International facing five Alberta OH&S charges
Five safety violations have been laid against Finning International Inc. nearly...
OH&S
Tower crane regulation update still up in the air
Seven months after announcing a review of tower crane regulations and asking for...
Government , OH&S
Canadian construction health and safety always a work in progress
Because of time and molecular energy, nothing stays the same; everything changes...
Government , Labour , OH&S
What’s new in construction health and safety R&D?
The BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) knows how to keep busy. In addition...
Associations , OH&S
Time to give worn out footwear the boot
When it comes to PPE, the obvious is often overlooked. Sure, there’s a hard hat...
OH&S
Graham Construction takes proactive approach to mental health
As part of its ongoing proactive measures to promote the wellbeing of its labour...
Economic , OH&S
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Time to give worn out footwear the boot
When it comes to PPE, the obvious is often overlooked. Sure, there’s a hard hat...
OH&S
What’s new in construction health and safety R&D?
The BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) knows how to keep busy. In addition...
Associations , OH&S
Canadian construction health and safety always a work in progress
Because of time and molecular energy, nothing stays the same; everything changes...
Government , Labour , OH&S
Tower crane regulation update still up in the air
Seven months after announcing a review of tower crane regulations and asking for...
Government , OH&S
Graham Construction takes proactive approach to mental health
As part of its ongoing proactive measures to promote the wellbeing of its labour...
Economic , OH&S
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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New $1.2B Thunder Bay correctional centre the first of its kind in Ontario
Construction crews are presently doing civil work and finishing a substructure t...
Infrastructure , Projects
SNC-Lavalin changing its name to AtkinsRealis in effort to shed parts of its past
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin says it is changing its name to AtkinsRealis in a rebrand...
Economic
UPDATE: Police locate driver and car involved in hit-and-run of road worker
TORONTO - A 24-year-old from North York is in custody after a road maintenance w...
OH&S
Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest con...
Projects , US News
Graham outlines what goes into constructing U of T Lawson Centre for Sustainability
The Lawson Centre for Sustainability is a four-storey, hybrid mass timber and co...
Projects
Eliminating misconceptions, filling gaps focus of national mass timber research project
The goal of a new research program is to generate technical information that sup...
Resource
Inuvik wind turbine achieves major milestone as first power delivered to grid
In mid-September, Inuvik celebrated the first power produced by a 3.5-megawatt w...
Infrastructure , Resource
Canada has nothing to fear over Britain’s RAAC turmoil
The U.K. government has been shaken by the potential failure of structural produ...