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Toronto, Peel, Hamilton release COVID-19 outbreak data
Toronto, Peel, Hamilton release COVID-19 outbreak data
TORONTO — Seven Toronto construction sites or construction-related workplaces have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks since Friday, May 6. Weekly tallies of outbreaks or workplace closures or partial closures are posted on the websites of the Toronto, Peel...
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Your top DCN headlines: May 10 to 14
This week’s top DCN headlines feature an article on how employers can prepare va...
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Prepare vaccine policies now to protect against prosecution: Keith
Construction lawyer Norm Keith is urging all Ontario construction employers to p...
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First Notice: locate numbers; hydrogen project; vaccination workshop
Busy times at Ontario One Call The Ontario Regional Common Ground Allia...
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Toronto, Peel, Hamilton release COVID-19 outbreak data
TORONTO — Seven Toronto construction sites or construction-related workplaces ha...
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Your top DCN headlines: May 10 to 14
This week’s top DCN headlines feature an article on how employers can prepare va...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Resource
Prepare vaccine policies now to protect against prosecution: Keith
Construction lawyer Norm Keith is urging all Ontario construction employers to p...
Associations , Labour , OH&S
First Notice: locate numbers; hydrogen project; vaccination workshop
Busy times at Ontario One Call The Ontario Regional Common Ground Allia...
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First Notice: vaccine eligibility; Teachers invests; PEI infrastructure
May 10: construction eligibility for vaccines begins this week The Gove...
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Toronto, Peel health units reveal weekly COVID cases at construction worksites
Toronto Public Health has reported 10 outbreaks of COVID-19 at construction or c...
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First Notice: ESA warning; Dream Ridge successes; McMillan examines soil regs
Saint-Laurent reports on efficiency upgrades The Montreal borough of Sa...
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Your top DCN headlines: May 3 to 7
This week’s top DCN headlines cover a worker being killed after an incident with...
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Sponsored Content: Homeowners Expect You to Understand the BC Building Code
Tradespeople, contractors, builders, and home inspectors all know a lot about th...
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OGCA webinar timed to explore expanded vaccine eligibility
The week of May 10 is looking to be pivotal for Ontario’s construction sector as...
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UPDATE: Worker killed after concrete bucket incident at Toronto construction site
TORONTO — Toronto Police are reporting that a worker has died after a concrete...
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Contractors welcome Ontario’s first Occupational Safety and Health Day
Ontario contractors and other construction stakeholders marked the province’s in...
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Man injured at Mississauga paving jobsite
MISSISSAUGA — Peel Police reported a man was injured on a jobsite in Mississauga...
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WSIB workers, management close to ratification of new deal
TORONTO—Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers and their em...
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CCOHS kicks off Safety and Health Week 2021 with virtual events
HAMILTON, ONT.—Safety and Health Week runs until May 8 this year and the Canadia...
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Special to the DCN: Five steps to take towards a stronger safety culture
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all and has changed the way we act and int...
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Your top DCN headlines: April 26 to 30
This week’s top DCN headlines feature our continuing coverage of outbreaks at co...
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CCA releases updated COVID safety protocols for construction sites
OTTAWA - The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has updated and released it...
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CCOHS names Dick Martin Scholarship Award winners
HAMILTON, ONT.—The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) re...
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Toronto EllisDon sites hit by COVID-19 outbreaks
Toronto Public Health (TPH) reported April 30 in its latest update of COVID-19 o...
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First Notice: arena upgrades; Ontario safety initiative; bioenergy JV
Upgrades for Toronto Downsview Arena The federal government announced t...
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Loved ones ‘not just a number on a statistics board,’ says Day of Mourning speaker
Virginia Campeau will never forget the day she lost her husband in a workplace i...
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Day of Mourning: Construction deaths must end, Dillon says in calling for investigative body
Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario business manager...
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First Notice: Day of Mourning; Enbridge’s green plan; Mattamy awards
Canada marks Day of Mourning Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance B...
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Woman in wheelchair dead after Toronto dump truck collision
TORONTO — An 82-year-old woman in a wheelchair was killed in a collision with a...
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UPDATE: Mississauga fatality occurred at asphalt plant
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development has...
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Toronto Public Health targets first construction firm with partial closure
Toronto Public Health has partially shut down one construction company among 11...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Mental health in the construction industry — the silent crisis
When most people mention the word “construction,” the images that often come to...
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Man struck, killed by front-end load at Mississauga site
MISSISSAUGA — A man was pronounced dead on the scene after an industrial mishap ...
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Incident involving excavator causes sign to fall, killing passing driver on QEW
TORONTO — An excavator working in a construction zone near Burlington, Ont. stru...
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Sponsored Content: CSA Group – Training and Subscription Collections for the Construction and Infrastructure Sector
CSA Group has a suite of training products to help you understand and apply the...
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Tips for National Work Zone Awareness Week
BRAMPTON, ONT.—This week marks National Work Zone Awareness Week and the Region...
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Drones arrived on the construction scene a few years ago, primarily for the purp...