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Canadian workers ‘unequally protected’ against asbestos exposure

Although there is a relatively robust regulatory framework around asbestos in Ca...

Associations , Government , OH&S October 20, 2021

Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and Construction – Part Two recap

The numbers are startling. As Part One of the DCN-JOC Special Series Cracks in t...

OH&S October 20, 2021

Worker killed at precast concrete producer site in Hamilton

HAMILTON - A worker was killed at the site of a precast concrete producer in the...

OH&S October 19, 2021

NEC Nijmegen’s stadium closed pending stand collapse probe

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands - Dutch club NEC Nijmegen's stadium will remain closed unt...

Infrastructure , OH&S October 19, 2021

First Notice: housing starts; Naples investment; IWH presentation

  Toronto resists national trend in housing starts The Canada Mortgage an...

Economic , Government , Labour , OH&S , US News October 18, 2021

CCOHS launches app for workers to access COVID-19 workplace safety resources

HAMILTON, ONT. — A new mobile app is making the Canadian Centre for Occupational...

OH&S , Technology October 18, 2021

VIDEO Interview Part 3: ‘Asking for help just opens a door for a new way of life’

Ironworker Rob Trymbulak is a recovering addict who recalls exactly what it mean...

OH&S October 18, 2021

Island carpenter’s life ‘unrecognizable’ after choosing to address addiction

Misfit. Ugly duckling. Awkward. That’s how Trevor Botkin, a trained carpenter a...

OH&S October 18, 2021

Florida task force makes recommendations on condo safety

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida legislators should overhaul the state's condominium la...

OH&S , Others , US News October 18, 2021

First Notice: home sales up; ACEC conference; Cypress in Nevada

  Home sales edged up in September Statistics released today by the Canad...

Associations , Economic , OH&S , Projects October 15, 2021

Mexico City: criminal charges brought in subway collapse

MEXICO CITY - Mexico City prosecutors announced Thursday they will bring crimina...

Government , Infrastructure , OH&S October 15, 2021

VIDEO PART TWO: ‘The biggest challenge was realizing I had an addiction’

Rob Trymbulak, an ironworker and a supervisor on the Gordie Howe Bridge project...

OH&S October 15, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 11 to 15

Your top DCN headlines this week feature news from the Ontario Construction Secr...

Economic , Labour , OH&S , Resource October 15, 2021

Sheet metal vice-president urges mental health ‘check-ins’

  Part two of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...

OH&S October 14, 2021

Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products

OTTAWA—Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal governme...

OH&S October 14, 2021

VIDEO PART ONE: ‘Addiction in general is very efficient at disguising itself’

In a candid interview with Daily Commercial News staff writer Angela Gismondi, R...

OH&S October 13, 2021

Dramatic Lone Hunter video steers construction workers toward RE-MIND mental health website

  Part two of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...

OH&S October 12, 2021

TSSA honours SNC-Lavalin engineer with safety award

TORONTO — Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) recently pre...

OH&S October 11, 2021

First Notice: OPP station; Clean16 member; Construction Record podcast

  Cracks in the Foundation Part 2 launches today Today launches the secon...

Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects October 8, 2021

WSIB to reduce average premium rate for Ontario businesses in 2022

TORONTO—The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced that the a...

OH&S , Others October 6, 2021

Electrical-related deaths on downward trend says ESA

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. —Ontario’s Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) released its 20th...

OH&S October 6, 2021

RESCON encourages those with mental health issues to seek help

VAUGHAN, ONT. — This week marks Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) and the Res...

Associations , OH&S October 5, 2021

Shanahan earns ESA safety award

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) honoured five stakehol...

OH&S October 5, 2021

All miners safe after rescue out of mine near Sudbury, Ont.

SUDBURY, ONT.—The last four miners trapped deep below the surface in the Totten...

OH&S , Others September 29, 2021

Inquest called into Ottawa roadside construction death

TORONTO—An inquest will be held into the death of Barry Robertson, 31, who died...

Government , OH&S , Others September 29, 2021

UPDATE: 33 trapped miners safe after rescue, 6 more on long trek out of mine near Sudbury

Thirty-three of 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario since...

OH&S September 28, 2021

Trapped miners expected to emerge this morning as rescue operation continues: Vale

SUDBURY, Ont. — A rescue operation for 39 miners who were trapped underground in...

OH&S September 28, 2021

Scholarly new CPO Moody hits the ground running

In Dr. Joel Moody Ontario has a new polymath Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) who,...

Government , OH&S September 28, 2021

Alabama trying to use COVID relief funds for new prisons

MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Facing a Justice Department lawsuit over Alabama's notoriousl...

Government , OH&S , US News September 28, 2021

BREAKING: Rescue of 39 trapped miners underway near Sudbury, Vale says

SUDBURY, ONT. - A mining company says 39 workers who've been trapped underground...

OH&S , Resource September 27, 2021

First Notice: McNaughton announcement; Valleyfield greenhouse; new grain elevators

  McNaughton to address inspections Ontario Minister of Labour, Training...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects September 27, 2021

Metrolinx announces progress on vaccination policy

TORONTO — Metrolinx has announced the next stage in the implementation of its em...

OH&S September 24, 2021

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