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Manitoba proposes new workplace safety legislation
Manitoba proposes new workplace safety legislation
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is introducing proposed legislation to re-establish a safety advisory council that was repealed by the previous government. Bill 17 would amend the Workplace Safety and Health Act and re-establish the Advisory Council o...
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...
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Alberta paving company fined $295,000 for workplace fatality
BROOKS, ALTA. – Alberta-based Smith Group Holdings Ltd. and subsidiary Brooks As...
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Manitoba proposes new workplace safety legislation
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is introducing proposed legislation to re-est...
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
Alberta paving company fined $295,000 for workplace fatality
BROOKS, ALTA. – Alberta-based Smith Group Holdings Ltd. and subsidiary Brooks As...
OH&S
B.C. crane safety: ‘Industry has lost public confidence and we need to work together to regain it’
British Columbia crane safety stakeholders are working together to push for grea...
Associations , OH&S
Alberta fines construction company $144,000 for workplace injury
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Court of Justice has fined Marathon Underground Construc...
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Fourth B.C. crane incident spurs critical WorkSafeBC stakeholder meeting
VANCOUVER – A fourth mishap involving a crane has occurred in Vancouver, adding...
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CIRP, BC Build Together release mental health survey for women in construction
VANCOUVER – The Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP) and BC Build To...
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Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.’s auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Environment i...
Government , OH&S
Eby ‘profoundly worried’ about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies
VANCOUVER—Premier David Eby says he is "profoundly worried" about the potentiall...
Government , OH&S
Family of crane incident victim creates fundraiser to send her home
VANCOUVER – The family of a construction worker killed by a falling crane load h...
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Suncor reverses workplace injury trend, reports 2023 was company’s safest year ever
Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc., which has been heavily criticized in recent y...
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EllisDon reports operations at Oakridge site halted as crane load fatality death investigation continues
VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says he is "deeply saddened" by the death of...
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‘This industry can’t be a free-for-all’: WorkSafeBC not releasing Kelowna crane safety report at this time
British Columbia’s safety regulator will not yet release its completed report on...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
UPDATE: Worker dead after load from construction crane falls on Vancouver building
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s premier and minister of labour are sharing their heartfelt co...
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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...
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Truck firm involved in multiple B.C. overpass strikes loses licence to operate
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has cancelled the operation licence o...
Government , OH&S
Industry Special: B.C.’s ‘duty to co-operate and duty to maintain employment’ came into force on Jan. 1
Provincial regulations codify rights and responsibilities of workers, em...
Associations , OH&S
Saskatchewan rental company fined $24,000 for workplace injury
KINDERSLEY, SASK. – J&H Rentals has pleaded guilty in Kindersley Provincial...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: WorkSafeBC focus on crane safety continues amid recent incidents
WorkSafeBC has a crane safety initiative that aims to identify and elimi...
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Eby astonished as trucking firms ask court to lift bans over B.C. overpass crash
VANCOUVER - Two trucking firms are taking the B.C. government to court to get th...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
WorkSafeBC appoints two new members to board
VICTORIA – WorkSafeBC, British Columbia’s safety regulator, has appointed two ne...
OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a Langford apartment building is s...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Calls for operator certification after two crane collapses in a week
B.C.’s crane stakeholders are calling for change after two crane collapses in th...
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BREAKING: Crane collapses at Surrey construction site
SURREY, B.C. – A crane working on a highrise construction project in Surrey, B.C...
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Canada lagging in death stats and why construction workers die
Canada’s statistics are not telling the complete story on construction industry...
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Crane incident causes highway closure in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties in Burnaby say a section of Lougheed Highway was tempor...
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Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 22 to 26
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a video of a massive bricklaying compet...
Associations , Economic , Labour , OH&S
Six dead in N.W.T. plane crash, one survivor taken to hospital
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Six people died in a plane crash near the town of Fort Smit...
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Designing construction injury rates downward with better ergonomics
“Ergonomic strain and injury refers to physical discomfort and damage caused by...
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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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EllisDon’s first mental health specialist aims to figure out ‘the puzzle pieces of mental health’
It’s been a busy time for Nadina Holca since she was appointed EllisDon’s first...
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Powerline technician Melissa Dawe weathers all kinds of storms to help others
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Can a mixed-use development revive a once-busy Vancouver neighbourhood?
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