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Mandatory vaccinations on jobsites? DCN-JOC poll results are in
Mandatory vaccinations on jobsites? DCN-JOC poll results are in
With the story continuing to evolve as more construction companies consider implementing mandatory vaccination policies for jobsites, the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce wanted to get a sense of where stakeholders stood on the matter. We co...
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Chandos latest company to require employee vaccination
VANCOUVER — Chandos has joined several other major Canadian contractors in requi...
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Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news mandatory vaccination policies are b...
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One dead after helicopter rolls on landing near Nunavut gold mine
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - One man is dead after a helicopter rolled on landing Tu...
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Mandatory vaccinations on jobsites? DCN-JOC poll results are in
With the story continuing to evolve as more construction companies consider impl...
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Chandos latest company to require employee vaccination
VANCOUVER — Chandos has joined several other major Canadian contractors in requi...
OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news mandatory vaccination policies are b...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
One dead after helicopter rolls on landing near Nunavut gold mine
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - One man is dead after a helicopter rolled on landing Tu...
OH&S , Resource
Credivera’s digital credentials to include drug, COVID tests
CALGARY, ALTA.—Credivera, a high-tech credentialling company based in Alberta, h...
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Sponsored Content: CSA Group – Training 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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EllisDon, PCL announce mandatory vaccination policy
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Two of Canada's largest general contractors, EllisDon and PC...
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Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild
MATHER, CA. - President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in offi...
Government , OH&S , US News
Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and Construction – Part One recap
Last week we launched the first instalment of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental H...
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Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 6 to 10
Your top JOC headlines this week cover how a BCIT project is getting a whole new...
Government , OH&S , Projects
Kansas City suicide prompted construction reckoning
The national effort to combat the plague of suicides in the U.S. construction se...
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St. Louis marks the front line of construction’s opioid battle in U.S.
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
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Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal...
Government , OH&S , US News
Western construction workers heavily represented in overdose deaths
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
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Ontario’s ‘other pandemic’: Construction most impacted industry
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
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Pandemic a factor in increased substance use among construction industry workers
Shift work. Access to alcohol or drugs. Long hours. High stress work. The stigma...
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WorkSafe Saskatchewan campaign focuses on where asbestos could be hiding
Asbestos has been banned in Canada since late 2018, but it continues to pose a v...
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BC Crane Safety association working to prevent future tragedies
BC Crane Safety executive director Clinton Connell said because of previous cran...
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First Notice: Federal campaign continues; KPMG adopts mandatory vaccination policy; new Canada Line station breaks ground
Election 2021: Federal leaders on the go With 17 days to go before the...
Economic , Government , OH&S , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 30 to Sept. 3
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a major development in the Kiewit case in...
Government , OH&S , Projects
Timeline: The case of Kiewit and Sam Fitzpatrick
On Aug. 31 the BC Prosecution Service announced that a stay of proceedings had b...
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Saskatchewan urges caution in work zones
LUMSDEN, SASK. - As the long weekend approaches, officials in Saskatchewan are u...
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Industry reacts to Kiewit, Fitzpatrick decision: ‘There is no justice here’
When Sam Fitzpatrick’s father Brian died four years ago, Mike Pearson made a pro...
Government , OH&S
New expert, changing testimony sunk Crown’s case against Kiewit
According to the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS), the loss of a critical witness a...
Government , OH&S
New traffic control training provider approved in B.C.
WorkSafeBC (WSBC) recently approved Universal Health and Safety Inc. of Burnaby...
Labour , OH&S
BREAKING: Criminal charges stayed against Kiewit, managers
Construction company Kiewit and several of its managers will no longer face crim...
Government , Labour , OH&S
UPDATE: Worker’s body recovered from North Van demolition site
The body of a worker has been recovered from a site in North Vancouver after a c...
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COCA: Proof of vaccination mandate to shift B.C. culture
Starting Sept. 13, life for B.C. residents will change when proof of vaccination...
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First Notice: Federal election campaign; Chubb’s new head of surety; FTI Consulting studies COVID’s impact on construction
Party leaders campaign: day 12 The main national party leaders’ schedul...
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One dead after North Van site collapse
One person is dead and another has been injured after a collapse at a constructi...
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Number of wildfires burning in B.C. down slightly from a week ago
The BC Wildfire Service says nearly 250 blazes are burning across the province,...
Government , OH&S
Majority of small and medium sized businesses support vaccine mandates, survey finds
OTTAWA—A majority of small and medium-sized businesses in Canada support a workp...
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EllisDon, PCL announce mandatory vaccination policy
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Two of Canada's largest general contractors, EllisDon and PC...
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Pandemic a factor in increased substance use among construction industry workers
Shift work. Access to alcohol or drugs. Long hours. High stress work. The stigma...
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Active business counts and bankruptcies in Canada’s construction sector
The private sector bore the brunt of COVID-19’s first wave. Between February and...
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St. Louis marks the front line of construction’s opioid battle in U.S.
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
OH&S , US News
Ontario’s ‘other pandemic’: Construction most impacted industry
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
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Saskatchewan approves timber for new Prince Albert mill
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK.—Timber allocations for a new mill in Prince Albert have bee...
Economic , Resource
Western construction workers heavily represented in overdose deaths
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
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Kansas City suicide prompted construction reckoning
The national effort to combat the plague of suicides in the U.S. construction se...