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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Infrastructure , Projects

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Economic

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OH&S

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Projects , US News

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Projects

Eliminating misconceptions, filling gaps focus of national mass timber research project
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Resource

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Infrastructure , Resource

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