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Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 7 to 11

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several Saskatchewan construction...

Associations , OH&S , Projects October 11, 2024

Alberta oilfield consulting firm fined $90,000 for workplace injury

VALLYVIEW, ALTA. – An Alberta oilfield consulting firm has been fined $90,000 af...

Government , OH&S October 11, 2024

Alberta metal fabricator fined $360,000 for worker fatality

LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. – HTK Iron Works Ltd. in Lethbridge, Alta. has been fined $360...

OH&S October 10, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 30 to Oct. 4

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is...

Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S October 4, 2024

Oakridge site sees second crane incident; load falls day after new crane regs

VANCOUVER -  Another crane incident has occurred at the Oakridge construction si...

OH&S October 3, 2024

Gas well fire north of Calgary finally out; investigations into cause underway

COCHRANE, ALTA. - An energy company that runs a natural gas well north of Calgar...

OH&S , Resource October 2, 2024

Construction supervisor fined $30,000 for workplace injuries

CALGARY – Construction supervisor Jeffrey Gross will pay a $30,000 fine for a se...

OH&S October 2, 2024

Langford construction worker dies following workplace injury

LANGFORD, B.C. – A construction worker on a Langford, B.C. worksite has died. O...

OH&S September 26, 2024

Reminder: New tower crane regulations coming Oct. 1 to B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is reminding the industry new regulations regarding...

OH&S September 23, 2024

Construction’s role in World Suicide Prevention Day

First launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention,...

OH&S September 10, 2024

Employers worry WorkSafeBC accident fund is running low

Some B.C. employers believe the WorkSafeBC accident fund is run down and needs t...

Associations , OH&S September 10, 2024

Some cool thinking needed after Vancouver wood-frame construction site fire

On Aug. 6, a fire broke out at a six-storey wood-frame rental apartment building...

OH&S September 9, 2024

Flush toilets coming Oct. 1 for B.C. construction sites

VICTORIA – British Columbia construction workers will soon have access to flush...

Associations , OH&S September 6, 2024

B.C. mining project ordered to shut down unauthorized work camp

VANDERHOOF, B.C. – The province of British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment O...

OH&S , Resource August 29, 2024

Town of Kindersley fined $175,000 for worker fatality

KINDERSLEY, SASK. – The Town of Kindersley, Sask. pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 in K...

OH&S August 28, 2024

Removal underway for huge crane blocking Vancouver, B.C., street

VANCOUVER - A City of Vancouver official says a huge crane that crashed down on...

Infrastructure , OH&S August 21, 2024

$95,000 fine handed down after workers injured from truss collapse

NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK — On July 29, HVR Construction Ltd. pleaded guilty in Nor...

OH&S August 15, 2024

B.C. wildfire costs reach about $387 million so far this year, wildfire service says

VICTORIA—British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so...

Economic , OH&S August 14, 2024

Five homes unsafe following Vancouver fires, crane collapse: fire department

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say five homes are unsafe to occupy a...

OH&S August 9, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 5 to 9

Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on a massive fire that erupted...

Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects August 9, 2024

Vancouver residents displaced after major fire burns homes as crane collapses

VANCOUVER — Leslie Guerin watched ashes and burning embers the size of bowling b...

OH&S August 8, 2024

Western wildfires: How to protect jobsites with a fire safety plan

  Yesterday, we looked at the steps construction employers and workers can...

OH&S August 8, 2024

Fasten your bandages: Changes coming to B.C.’s occupational first aid regulations

On Nov. 1, 2024 changes regarding the provision of occupational first aid (OFA)...

Associations , OH&S August 7, 2024

Western wildfires: Mitigating worker health risks on jobsites

  With wildfire season in full swing and smoke drifting across most of Wes...

OH&S , Resource August 7, 2024

UPDATE: Crane collapses amidst fire at Vancouver construction site

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) says a fire that broke out on...

OH&S August 7, 2024

Oct. 1 is coming, here’s what you need to know about new tower crane safety regs in B.C.

A new amendment meant to improve tower crane safety in B.C. will take effect Oct...

OH&S August 2, 2024

WorkSafeBC crane safety, emergency planning amendments approved

VANCOUVER – WorkSafeBC has approved several amendments to the Occupational Healt...

OH&S July 26, 2024

Multiple structures ablaze as wildfire roars into Jasper, Alta., townsite

JASPER, ALTA. - One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., ro...

Infrastructure , OH&S July 25, 2024

Wildfire near Jasper National Park prompts evacuation and highway closures

EDMONTON - Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance...

OH&S July 23, 2024

Wildfire prompts MEG Energy to evacuate northern Alberta oilsands site

CHRISTINA LAKE, ALTA. - MEG Energy Corp. has had to evacuate non-essential perso...

OH&S , Resource July 18, 2024

WorkSafeBC to hold public hearings on washroom facilities and seatbelts

VANCOUVER — WorkSafeBC, British Columbia’s safety regulator, is holding a public...

OH&S July 18, 2024

Yukon water regulator said miner ‘flouted’ licence, saved millions, long before spill

WHITEHORSE — Two years before the disastrous ore slide and spill of cyanide solu...

OH&S , Resource July 18, 2024

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