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Hamilton-Halton Construction Association’s Safety Awards will be handed out April 4
Hamilton-Halton Construction Association’s Safety Awards will be handed out April 4
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Hamilton-Halton Construction Association will present members with Safety Awards at its 104th Annual General Meeting and Dinner in Hamilton April 4, recognizing member firms who have achieved an excellent injury/frequency score in 202...
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Ordinance in City of Phoenix protects workers from extreme heat
PHOENIX, ARIZ. - The new ordinance at the City of Phoenix is being lauded by lea...
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Ongoing updates on the Baltimore bridge collapse tragedy
In the early morning hours of March 26, tragedy struck when a major Baltimore br...
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A list of major U.S. bridge collapses caused by ships and barges
BALTIMORE - A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday (M...
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Hamilton-Halton Construction Association’s Safety Awards will be handed out April 4
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Hamilton-Halton Construction Association will present membe...
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Ordinance in City of Phoenix protects workers from extreme heat
PHOENIX, ARIZ. - The new ordinance at the City of Phoenix is being lauded by lea...
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Ongoing updates on the Baltimore bridge collapse tragedy
In the early morning hours of March 26, tragedy struck when a major Baltimore br...
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A list of major U.S. bridge collapses caused by ships and barges
BALTIMORE - A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday (M...
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Women have low injury and death rates in construction sector
Despite the recent B.C. fatality of a female construction worker at Vancouver’s...
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Your top DCN headlines: March 18 to 22
Your top DCN headlines this week feature an information piece on what employers...
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Ontario builders, workers plan safety blitz for eclipse
Ontario contractors and workers are preparing for the April 8 total solar eclips...
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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehen...
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F.A.S.T. launching new women’s high-vis line as demand grows
No more boxy pants, droopy elephant rears, turtle-shell jackets and hand-devouri...
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Deltera health and safety specialist looks to change jobsite culture
In the 11 years she has worked as a Deltera health and safety specialist, Cheryl...
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Fire destroys home under construction in Richmond Hill
TORONTO—An early morning fire has left a home under construction completely dest...
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Milton Hydro to conduct survey on public awareness of electrical safety
MILTON, ONT. — Milton Hydro Distribution Inc. has partnered with UtilityPulse, a...
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Workers expressed concern over bowed beams, structural issues before Idaho hangar collapse killed 3
BOISE, ID - Workers had expressed concerns about bending or bowed beams and stru...
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Consulting engineers urged to develop new ‘duty of care’ following R. v. Sudbury
Ontario consulting engineers are being told they too have a raft of new occupati...
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Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 26 to March 1
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Ontario’s Construction Act will un...
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Take action to prevent repetitive strain injuries: CCOHS
HAMILTON, ONT. — Feb. 29 is International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness (RS...
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Fire engulfs 2 buildings in Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least 4 people. Nearly 20 missing
VALENCIA, SPAIN — A fire engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spani...
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Belleville needs business case for new health hub during opioid crisis, province says
TORONTO —Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government says it needs to see a business...
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Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 19 to 23
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news PCL has been awarded a $1.33 billi...
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2 workers die after part of a bridge being built over a Dutch canal collapses
THE HAGUE, NL - Two people died and two others were injured Wednesday when part...
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RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties say they have asked prosecutors to consider charges in...
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Worker killed at Halifax shipyard was struck by a piece of equipment: police
HALIFAX—Police confirmed today (Feb. 20) that the man who died Monday at the Irv...
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Ontario construction deaths fell to 16 in 2023, lowest in eight years
TORONTO — Ontario construction fatalities were at their lowest level in eight ye...
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WSIB announces winners of Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards
TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recently announced the...
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An incident at a construction site in Italy’s Florence kills 3 workers and leaves 2 missing
ROME — An incident at a supermarket construction site in the Italian city of Flo...
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Inquests announced into deaths of workers who fell from collapsed elevated platform
TORONTO — A date has been announced for a joint inquest into the deaths of Luigi...
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Moody discusses Ontario’s roadbuilding health and safety landscape at ORBA conference
Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer Joel Moody said the Ministry of Labour is awa...
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Fire breaks out at a water park under construction at a popular Swedish amusement park
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—A fire broke out Monday at a waterpark under construction at...
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Worker airlifted with critical injuries after falling into pit at Mississauga jobsite
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Peel police are reporting a male construction worker was air...
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Idaho coroner releases names of the 3 men who were killed when a Boise aircraft hangar collapsed
BOISE, ID. - The names of three Idaho men killed when an airport hangar under co...
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Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2
Your top DCN headlines this week feature an update on the future of Scarborough’...
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3 people killed and 9 injured in hangar collapse on grounds of Boise, Idaho, airport
BOISE, ID. - A hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise,...
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New Exhibition Station proposal would transform two sites into a transit oriented community
TORONTO - The province, in consultation with the City of Toronto, is working on...
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Heading for home: Rogers Centre renovations almost ready for season opener
TORONTO — With less than a month to go before the Toronto Blue Jays’ home opener...
Projects
Why can’t transit projects be delivered on time?
Among all construction projects, it’s unarguable large transit projects have the...
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Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Shopping Centre construction projects – U.S. – March 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Sh...
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Ontario builders, workers plan safety blitz for eclipse
Ontario contractors and workers are preparing for the April 8 total solar eclips...
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Rehabilitation work to begin on Gardiner Expressway between Dufferin and Strachan
TORONTO - The next phase of the City of Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway Strategic...
Infrastructure
U of T Academic Wood Tower intended as prototype for the world
A new academic timber building at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus...
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Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Shopping Centre construction projects – Canada – March 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Shopping...