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$78,000 fine for St. Catharines-based roofing company after worker injured

ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Roofing contractor PEC Roof Maintenance of St. Catharines...

OH&S May 9, 2025

Mississauga tops 100,000 building inspections

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Mississauga building officials completed more than 104,000 i...

OH&S May 8, 2025

International Code Council marks 45th anniversary of Building Safety Month campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Code Council is celebrating the 45th annive...

OH&S May 6, 2025

Hearst-based contractor faces $50,000 fine for workplace injury

HEARST, ONT. — Construction contractor C. Villeneuve Construction Co. Ltd. of He...

OH&S May 6, 2025

Vaughan carpentry company fined $140,000 after worker fatality

BLUE MOUNTAINS, ONT. — Residential carpentry company Kingsview Carpentry Ltd. of...

OH&S May 6, 2025

Mental Health Week 2025: Looking beyond the surface

TORONTO — The Canadian Mental Health Association says living with a mental healt...

OH&S May 5, 2025

Safety Week 2025: Plan. Own. Commit.

See something, say something. Don’t walk by. No matter how it’s said, when it c...

OH&S May 5, 2025

Brampton Brick manufacturer faces another fine for workplace injury

BRAMPTON, ONT. — Just days after an Ontario government court bulletin was releas...

OH&S April 30, 2025

Day of Mourning: Find an event close to you

OTTAWA — It began in 1984 when the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) established Ap...

OH&S April 28, 2025

Brampton-based brick manufacturer fined $225,000 after worker fatality

BRAMPTON, ONT. — A manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete blocks, Brampton Bri...

OH&S April 25, 2025

Ottawa company fined $80,000 after worker injured moving fly form

OTTAWA — Ottawa-based concrete contractor Bellai Brothers Construction Ltd. is f...

OH&S April 24, 2025

Injury results in $65,000 Fine for Hawksville equipment manufacturer

HAWKSVILLE, ONT. — Hawksville, Ont.-based AMI Attachments Inc., a heavy construc...

OH&S April 22, 2025

Brantford contractor fined $110,000 after worker fatality

BRANTFORD, ONT. — Frontline Cable and Gas Services Inc., an excavating contracto...

OH&S April 21, 2025

The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The first known lawsuit has been filed again...

OH&S April 18, 2025

GoFundMe campaign set up for worker injured at Darlington New Nuclear Project

BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for a worker who was inj...

OH&S April 15, 2025

CCOHS urges industry to commemorate National Day of Mourning and commit to safety

HAMILTON, ONT. — In 2023, the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Can...

OH&S April 15, 2025

Worker injury leads to $100,000 fine for Ottawa flooring company

OTTAWA — Ottawa-based Southgate Carpets Incorporated, a flooring company that al...

OH&S April 14, 2025

Constructor fined $85,000 after worker fatally injured while cutting down tree

CHATHAM, ONT. — A Chatham, Ont. company that specializes in concrete foundations...

OH&S April 10, 2025

BREAKING: Worker injured after incident at Darlington new nuclear project jobsite

CLARINGTON, ONT. — A worker was taken to hospital after being injured at the Dar...

OH&S April 9, 2025

Traffic control worker killed by heavy-duty truck near Drummonville, Que.

DRUMMONDVILLE, QUE. — A traffic control worker has been killed on the job after...

OH&S April 7, 2025

Canadian GC safety council to ‘set new benchmarks for the industry’

Canada’s leading general contractors have joined forces in an effort to reduce s...

OH&S April 1, 2025

Bangkok reviewing construction safety rules after highrise building’s collapse during earthquake

BANGKOK — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single offic...

OH&S March 31, 2025

UPDATE: Worker dead after hydro incident in downtown Toronto

TORONTO — A man in his 30s has been pronounced dead following an industrial inci...

OH&S March 28, 2025

HCRA blocks illegal builder under new name

TORONTO – The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) has taken action to...

OH&S March 21, 2025

Prominent GCs unite to form Canadian Construction Safety Council

TORONTO – Several major general contractors have joined forces to form the Canad...

OH&S March 20, 2025

Nominations open for 16th annual ESA Ontario Electrical Safety Awards

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The nomination period for the 2025 Ontario Electrical Safety...

OH&S March 6, 2025

HCRA finds builder guilty of operating without a licence, false advertising

TORONTO – Following an investigation by the Home Construction Regulatory Authori...

OH&S February 6, 2025

Project supervisor fined $10,000 after worker injured in fall

TORONTO — A project supervisor employed by The Lake Partnership Inc. has been fi...

OH&S February 3, 2025

CCOHS unveils free mental health toolkit

HAMILTON, ONT. — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)...

OH&S January 30, 2025

Foreman fined $20,000 after worker killed by rock truck

CALEDON, ONT. — A foreman employed by Road-Ex Contracting Ltd. has been fined $2...

OH&S January 28, 2025

Inquest date announced into death of construction worker Christopher Panepinto

PICKERING, ONT. — A date has been scheduled for the inquest into the death of Ch...

OH&S January 27, 2025

Company fined $250,000 after two workers injured, two killed in Ajax sewer incident

MAPLE, ONT. — Sewer and watermain construction company Direct Underground Inc. o...

OH&S January 23, 2025

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