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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
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 comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final ru...
Government , OH&S
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...
Economic , OH&S
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...
OH&S
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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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...
Government , OH&S
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...
Economic , OH&S
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...
OH&S
Fire destroys home under construction in Richmond Hill
TORONTO—An early morning fire has left a home under construction completely dest...
OH&S , Projects
Milton Hydro to conduct survey on public awareness of electrical safety
MILTON, ONT. — Milton Hydro Distribution Inc. has partnered with UtilityPulse, a...
OH&S
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...
OH&S , US News
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...
Government , OH&S
Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 26 to March 1
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Ontario’s Construction Act will un...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Take action to prevent repetitive strain injuries: CCOHS
HAMILTON, ONT. — Feb. 29 is International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness (RS...
Labour , OH&S
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...
OH&S
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...
OH&S
Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 19 to 23
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news PCL has been awarded a $1.33 billi...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
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...
OH&S
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...
OH&S
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...
OH&S
Ontario construction deaths fell to 16 in 2023, lowest in eight years
TORONTO — Ontario construction fatalities were at their lowest level in eight ye...
OH&S
WSIB announces winners of Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards
TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recently announced the...
OH&S
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...
OH&S
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...
OH&S
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...
Associations , OH&S
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...
OH&S
Worker airlifted with critical injuries after falling into pit at Mississauga jobsite
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Peel police are reporting a male construction worker was air...
OH&S
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...
OH&S , US News
Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2
Your top DCN headlines this week feature an update on the future of Scarborough’...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
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,...
OH&S , US News
Inquests scheduled for victims of fall from heights deaths
TORONTO — The joint inquest into the deaths of William Bruin, William Maguire an...
OH&S
Canada lagging in death stats and why construction workers die
Canada’s statistics are not telling the complete story on construction industry...
OH&S
Truck with boom hits Toronto transit bridge
TORONTO — Toronto Police and Metrolinx reported disruption of the UP Express lin...
OH&S
Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a video of a massive bricklaying compet...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Projects
Kitchener roofing company fined $110,000 after worker fatality
KITCHENER, ONT. - Matpol Metal Roof Manufacturing Ltd. has been fined $110,000 i...
Government , OH&S , Projects
Designing construction injury rates downward with better ergonomics
“Ergonomic strain and injury refers to physical discomfort and damage caused by...
OH&S
An effective suicide prevention strategy matches message with medium
The rate of suicide for construction workers is 53.3 per 100,000, according to 2...
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Huge construction projects pipeline outlined for Ontario
Ontario “is the place to be” with hundreds of billions worth of projects in the...
Infrastructure , Projects
$215M mass timber plant in Nova Scotia a ‘groundbreaking’ Indigenous collaboration
A $215 million mass timber manufacturing plant being developed in Nova Scotia co...
Projects , Resource
Inside Innovation: New solutions for building tall in tight spaces
Constructing tall buildings in tight urban spaces poses several challenges, incl...
Technology
Why can’t transit projects be delivered on time?
Among all construction projects, it’s unarguable large transit projects have the...
Infrastructure , Projects
Full EA planned with no shortcuts for Ring of Fire road project
The two Indigenous-led proponents of the Northern Road Link, that will provide a...
Associations
Project manager Melanie Knowles paving her own path forward in construction
Not only was she eastern Ontario’s first representative on the Ontario Asphalt P...
Labour
Athletics release renderings of new Las Vegas stadium
LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tue...
US News
Powerline technician Melissa Dawe weathers all kinds of storms to help others
Although not wanting to go into too many details, Connect Atlantic Utility Servi...