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Health & Safety

New Hilti wearable exoskeleton aims to reduce strain, fatigue
Tool and fastener maker Hilti Group is making a…
More than a dozen in self-isolation after positive COVID test at Site C dam work camp
13 workers at the Site C hydro project in…
N.L. government charges two companies, one supervisor over fatal 2018 construction site fall
Two companies in Newfoundland are facing charges following the…

From the editor… Expect the return to normal to take some time
Construction across Canada is ramping back up, but the…
Key infection control guidelines for your job site
There’s still a risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus,…
Pandemic – chaos – transformation: an opportunity for construction
There is no doubt that COVID-19 will have had…

Gates swing back open at shuttered construction sites, but swift return to normal appears unlikely
On-site physical distancing adjustments and a “topsy-turvy” supply chain will challenge the industry for the foreseeable future

BC Hydro to ramp up construction at Site C after two months with workforce halved
Two months after scaling back the Site C hydro…
Feds unveil new COVID-19 stream for provincial infrastructure program
OTTAWA—The federal government is preparing to spend more than…

Not ‘like flipping a light switch’: Ontario construction sector to reopen gradually, minister says
With the industry’s reopening process starting this week, the supply of PPE will play a major role in getting workers back on job sites

Quebec sets timeline for reopening entire construction industry
A week after workers were allowed to return to…

Companies rethink job site access, enhance pre-screening procedures as pandemic unfolds
Simply flashing a badge is no longer adequate. Contractors are enacting new measures such as temperature screening to keep workers safe

Pressure to restart construction builds in Quebec and Ontario as provinces begin loosening restrictions
Worker safety and preventing the further spread of COVID-19 remain the top priorities as governments look at gradually easing job site closures

From the editor… A fresh start post-coronavirus
In retrospect, the COVID-19 crisis — currently abrading everything…

For projects that remain open, job site safety becomes paramount during the coronavirus pandemic
Should we close construction sites, or should we keep…
Pausing work? Consider these precautions
Many businesses in the construction industry have been impacted…

Where does your province stand? Construction slows, but different jurisdictions taking different approaches
Differing classifications for essential workers across Canada has led to little coast to coast uniformity for construction

Ontario gives workers extra year to renew working-at-heights training due to COVID-19 closures
More than 100,000 Ontario workers whose working-at-heights training would…

Coronavirus crisis brings construction industry’s long-standing issues with job site sanitation to forefront
Hygiene and social distancing rocket to top of priority lists as job sites adjust to coronavirus protocols

CCA lays out standardized set of health and safety protocols to help job sites contend with coronavirus
Safety-compliant jobs sites should remain open, but violators shut down, the industry group says