Occupational Health and Safety

March 3, 2010

In wake of toddler death, committee will study Calgary construction safety

In the aftermath of a toddler’s death from falling construction debris, the City of Calgary and the local construction industry have formed a committee to study safety.

March 1, 2010

Construction industry had most workplace fatalities in Alberta

The construction industry had the highest number of workplace fatalities of any sector in Alberta in 2009, but this figure is the lowest in the last five years.

February 24, 2010

ITC Construction lends health and safety director to Winter Games

The person in charge of safety with a local construction firm is monitoring Olympic venue safety in Vancouver as a volunteer.

January 27, 2010

Engineering consultancy Atkins to create health and safety plan for UAE

International design and engineering consultancy Atkins has signed a contract with Al Ain Municipality for establishing an Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) department for the building and construction sector in Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

January 13, 2010

Vancouver memorial timely after Toronto tragedy

The deaths of four construction workers in Toronto on Christmas Eve and a similar incident at the Bentall Centre in Vancouver in 1981 are the focal points of an effort to block proposed changes to safety legislation in B.C.

January 11, 2010

'Construction companies need to realize that worker safety comes first,' widow says at vigil

Candlelight reflected off black hard hats worn in remembrance of the four construction workers killed in the Toronto Christmas Eve swing stage tragedy during a vigil Thursday night at the accident site.

January 6, 2010

Industry leaders demand better worker protection, stricter enforcement of safety standards

Ontario’s building trades community has called for an independent investigator to look at how construction industry practices relate to existing provincial workplace and safety legislation in light of the Toronto Christmas Eve swing-stage tragedy.

January 4, 2010

Ontario Federation of Labour president calls for criminal investigation into Christmas Eve deaths

Dear Minister Bentley: As the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, representing over one million workers in Ontario, I am requesting that you launch a criminal investigation into the deaths of four migrant workers who fell to their death on Christmas Eve in Toronto.

January 4, 2010

Stilts approved for residential construction work in Ontario

The Ontario government claims it is improving efficiency and competitiveness in the construction industry by allowing the limited use of stilts, while ensuring that workers are protected from injury.

January 4, 2010

Law enforcement part of job for construction superintendents

Regulations governing job site health and safety are constantly being scrutinized and revised as the legislative landscape evolves, said veteran Vanbots superintendent and project manager Ian Campbell.