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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

Concord company faces $130,000 fine after worker fatality

CONCORD, ONT. — Fourwinds Construction Inc. of Concord, Ont. has been convicted...

OH&S January 22, 2025

Bell Let’s Talk: Construction’s next generation needs mental health support now

Bell Let’s Talk Day has become the world’s largest conversation about mental hea...

OH&S January 22, 2025

Companies fined $230,000 after Hamilton workplace fatality

HAMILTON, ONT. — New Horizon Development Group (Waterdown) Inc. and TKEM Electri...

OH&S January 21, 2025

St. Jacobs construction company fined $70,000 after worker struck by vehicle

ST. JACOBS, ONT. — Civil infrastructure and material supply company Steed and Ev...

OH&S January 17, 2025

Power company, supervisor fined $262,000 after worker critically injured

WINGHAM, ONT. — Hydro One Networks Inc. and Gregory Diebold, a supervisor, have...

OH&S January 16, 2025

National Forum on Changing World of Work

HAMILTON, ONT. – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s (CCOHS...

OH&S January 9, 2025

Builders reminded to construct with accessibility in mind

Not only were they reminded of their project responsibilities to identify, remov...

OH&S January 9, 2025

Two men arrested after break-and-enter at Hydro One field in Oshawa

OSHAWA, ONT. — Two men are facing several charges after breaking into a Hydro On...

OH&S January 6, 2025

Preconstruction work to begin in January to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge

BALITMORE — Preconstruction work to collect data to design a new Francis Scott K...

OH&S , Projects , US News December 24, 2024

OAPC’s Trillium Awards slated to move to third-party certification in March

A plan to transition the Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council’s self-regulated Trill...

OH&S December 11, 2024

Ontario to set $500K minimum fine for repeat, serious health and safety violations

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for...

OH&S November 28, 2024

BREAKING: Worker suffers leg injury after wall mishap on Toronto jobsite

TORONTO — Toronto police were called to the scene just after 11 a.m. this mornin...

OH&S November 26, 2024

Piccini, Moody: MOL seeing ‘bend in the curve’ on construction deaths

Ontario’s Minister of Labour David Piccini says the government will not be resti...

OH&S November 26, 2024

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