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Locator charged for violation under Environmental Protection Act
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Locator charged for violation under Environmental Protection Act
TORONTO — Jan Sapper has been charged $5,000 for one violation under the Environmental Protection Act, after causing the discharge of a contaminant that caused, or was likely to cause, an adverse effect. The offence took place during the period beginning...
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![Mikey Network president: Defibrillators should be at all construction sites](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/AED_MIkeyNetwork_MainWeb-300x169.jpg)
Mikey Network president: Defibrillators should be at all construction sites
TORONTO - The Mikey Network’s mission is to place defibrillators in high-risk pu...
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![Key to AED safety onsite: ‘You have to master the mystery through repetition’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PG-3-AG-RESCON-AED-panel-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Key to AED safety onsite: ‘You have to master the mystery through repetition’
When it comes to learning how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED),...
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Your top DCN headlines: June 24 to 28
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news tunnelling work is complete on a p...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
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Locator charged for violation under Environmental Protection Act
TORONTO — Jan Sapper has been charged $5,000 for one violation under the Environ...
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![Mikey Network president: Defibrillators should be at all construction sites](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/AED_MIkeyNetwork_MainWeb-300x169.jpg)
Mikey Network president: Defibrillators should be at all construction sites
TORONTO - The Mikey Network’s mission is to place defibrillators in high-risk pu...
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![Key to AED safety onsite: ‘You have to master the mystery through repetition’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PG-3-AG-RESCON-AED-panel-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Key to AED safety onsite: ‘You have to master the mystery through repetition’
When it comes to learning how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED),...
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![Your top DCN headlines: June 24 to 28](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/Collage_06_28DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: June 24 to 28
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news tunnelling work is complete on a p...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
![Toronto workers rescued from swing stage after cables snap](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_541499737WEB-300x169.jpg)
Toronto workers rescued from swing stage after cables snap
TORONTO - There were some tense moments outside a downtown Toronto hotel this af...
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Your top DCN headlines: June 10 to 14
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a story on London, Ont.’s highrise inte...
Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
![Dump truck collides with pedestrian bridge under construction on QEW](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/MAIN-AG-drumo-truck-collides-with-pedestrian-bridge-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Dump truck collides with pedestrian bridge under construction on QEW
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. —A dump truck struck a pedestrian bridge under construction on...
OH&S , Projects
![Four construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_211842331MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Four construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia
NAIROBI, KENYA - Gunmen in northern Kenya fatally shot four construction worke...
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![Workers suffer injuries following fall from scaffolding](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_541499737WEB-300x169.jpg)
Workers suffer injuries following fall from scaffolding
TORONTO—Two men were seriously injured after they fell from a scaffolding deck r...
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![Your top DCN headlines: June 3 to 7](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/Collage_06_07DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: June 3 to 7
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a project profile on Ottawa’s Thunderhe...
Associations , Government , OH&S , Projects
![Parent named new president and CEO of Workplace Safety North](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/Parent-MikeMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Parent named new president and CEO of Workplace Safety North
NORTH BAY, ONT. — Workplace Safety North (WSN) and Ontario Mine Rescue recently...
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![Lawyer cautions parties on construction sites to ‘stay in their lanes’ following Sudbury decision](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PG-3-AG-City-of-Sudbury-decision-LOCMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Lawyer cautions parties on construction sites to ‘stay in their lanes’ following Sudbury decision
The Supreme Court of Canada’s R v. Greater Sudbury decision sent shockwaves thro...
Government , OH&S
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Kentucky governor unveils rental housing projects for region still recovering from 2021 tornadoes
FRANKFORT, KY. -Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that a rental housing sho...
OH&S , US News
![Damaged gas line found at site of deadly Ohio explosion, NTSB says](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_541499737WEB-300x169.jpg)
Damaged gas line found at site of deadly Ohio explosion, NTSB says
A cut natural gas line was found in a basement area of an Ohio building which wa...
OH&S , US News
![Worker dies in suspected electrical incident in Pickering](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/road-sign-663368_1280-e1536600041638-300x169.jpg)
Worker dies in suspected electrical incident in Pickering
PICKERING, ONT. — A worker has died after apparently coming into contact with el...
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![LOC contractors standing out among the pack for safety performance](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/DCN-AG-LOC-LostTimeInjuryMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
LOC contractors standing out among the pack for safety performance
TORONTO — League of Champions (LOC) members are leading the way when it comes to...
OH&S
![Bechtel, AFSP team up to save U.S. construction workers from suicide](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Bechtel-2MainWEB-MH-300x169.png)
Bechtel, AFSP team up to save U.S. construction workers from suicide
A dramatic rise in the number of workers in the U.S. construction community who’...
OH&S , US News
![3motionAI’s AI technology flags musculoskeletal injury risk](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/SafetyMonth24-MSK-300x169.png)
3motionAI’s AI technology flags musculoskeletal injury risk
TORONTO — With many adults around the world suffering from musculoskeletal (MSK)...
OH&S , Technology
![IHSA to launch mental health program Working Mind for the Trades](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MentalHealthWeek24-IHSA-300x169.png)
IHSA to launch mental health program Working Mind for the Trades
The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) will be introducing a ne...
OH&S
![CPO review of construction fatalities, injuries a rare opportunity: Moody](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/PG-3-DW-moody-review-joel-moodyMainWEB-SM-300x169.png)
CPO review of construction fatalities, injuries a rare opportunity: Moody
Ontario’s upcoming review of the causes of critical injuries and fatalities in t...
Government , OH&S
![Windsor contractor fined $80,000 after two workers fall from platform](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_762827557WEB-300x169.jpg)
Windsor contractor fined $80,000 after two workers fall from platform
TORONTO — Two workers were injured when they fell while on a work platform and A...
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![Construction company fined after worker fatally injured by fall](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/shutterstock_616809002MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Construction company fined after worker fatally injured by fall
TORONTO — A worker at a small construction company was fatally injured after fal...
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![Sand and gravel company fined $200,000 following workplace injury and death](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-534204-e1513261721183-300x169.jpeg)
Sand and gravel company fined $200,000 following workplace injury and death
TORONTO — Buckhorn Sand & Gravel Inc., an operator of a limestone quarry, ha...
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![After 12 days, South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 still missing](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/shutterstock_616809002MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
After 12 days, South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 still missing
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — An exhaustive rescue operation to find missing constru...
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![Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/PG-2-AP-USCG_boat_approaches_the_wreckage-300x169.jpg)
Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port
BALTIMORE — The cargo ship Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , US News
![Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Swedish-flag-300x150.jpg)
Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a w...
OH&S , Projects
![Boat strike causes oil spill, partial collapse of bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island, Texas](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/galveston-map-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Boat strike causes oil spill, partial collapse of bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island, Texas
HOUSTON, TX — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wedne...
OH&S , US News
![Co-chairs of prostate cancer awareness walk aim to get more unions to step-up](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_360577415WEB-300x169.jpg)
Co-chairs of prostate cancer awareness walk aim to get more unions to step-up
Organizers of a fundraising walk in support of prostate cancer awareness are enc...
Labour , OH&S
![Powerline Safety Week: Deadly contacts are closer than workers think](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/PowerlineSafetyMainWEB-SM-300x169.png)
Powerline Safety Week: Deadly contacts are closer than workers think
Powerlines are unforgiving, deadly and pose a serious threat, says Patrick Falzo...
OH&S
![Your top DCN headlines: May 6 to 10](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Collage_05_10DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: May 6 to 10
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news a worker has died after becoming t...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
![Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/JS-climate-and-heat-stressMainWEB-CC-300x169.png)
Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
Jim Noon, president of the Vancouver Island Building and Construction Trades Cou...
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![UPDATE: Man trapped under a steam roller dies](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/road-sign-663368_1280-e1536600041638-300x169.jpg)
UPDATE: Man trapped under a steam roller dies
WHITBY, ONT. — An incident that occurred at a worksite in Whitby, Ont. this morn...
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Bird selected to complete five projects valued at $625M across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been selected for five projects i...
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
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Province closes Ontario Science Centre immediately citing structural issues
The Ontario Science Centre will be closing its doors to the public following a r...
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Gordie Howe bridge marks milestone as official crossing, work to continue into 2025
WINDSOR, ONT. — The second bridge that will connect Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, M...
Infrastructure
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Investing in underground municipal infrastructure shouldn’t be an afterthought
Have you ever heard of the saying, out of sight, out of mind? That shouldn’t be...
Infrastructure
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Demolition, reconstruction progressing on Gardiner Expressway
TORONTO — The City of Toronto continues to make progress in the rehabilitation o...
Infrastructure
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Detroit municipal airport growing as small aircraft hub
Once the busiest airport in the world, Detroit’s municipal airport, named after...