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Health & Safety
Deere signs 6-year deal with UAW
October 7, 2015 STAFF REPORTNo details released
Bruce Power, trades union sign labour deal
September 11, 2015 STAFF REPORTBruce Power and the Ontario Building and Construction Trades are joining forces through a new collaboration agreement, signalling a shared commitment to the ongoing role of Bruce Power nuclear in the province and recognizing the strategic importance of the company…
Ontario unionized construction firms are safer workplaces, study suggests
September 4, 2015 STAFF REPORTFewer critical workplace injuries, lost work days: Study
Markham Stouffville Hospital expansion achieves LEED Silver
August 20, 2015 STAFF WRITERAFP project built by PCL
Tunnel locomotive operators warned following death of worker
August 20, 2015 STAFF REPORTThe death of a construction worker in a tunnel while operating a haulage locomotive has prompted the Ontario government to issue a warning alert. A locomotive operator sustained fatal head injuries when their head became trapped in a gap between…
Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer outlines mandatory training for construction workers
August 11, 2015 by On-Site MagazineConstruction Action Plan being worked on
Warnings issued to construction workers as heat wave rolls through
July 20, 2015 STAFF REPORTCompanies urged to add heat stress info to safety talks
Construction Safety Action Plan update released in Ontario
July 18, 2015 STAFF REPORTPlan outlines what ministry inspectors will focus on
Alert issued for mast-climbing work platforms
July 18, 2015 STAFF REPORTMinistry suggests additional best practices
Summer inspection blitz targets construction trench hazards
July 14, 2015 STAFF REPORT59 workers killed, critically injured in trench accidents in past 6 years
Construction health and safety advisory group named for Ontario
May 28, 2015 STAFF REPORTOntario Ministry of Labour has established a Construction Health and Safety Advisory Group to work with the Minister of Labour’s Parliamentary Assistant Mike Colle and the province’s Chief Prevention Officer George Gritziotis to provide strategic advice on how to best…
Contractors need to be prepared for a visit from Ontario College of Trades
May 3, 2015 STAFF REPORTBriefing note prepares for enforcement officer visit
Construction firms qualify for Canada Job Grant program
March 9, 2015 by On-Site MagazineFederal funding for job training is just an application away for construction sector companies in Canada. The Canada Job Grant program provides funding for training programs offered by eligible third-party trainers, such as community or career colleges, trade union centres…
Ministry issues 6500 orders during fall prevention blitz
March 2, 2015 STAFF REPORTMissing guardrails, no PPE biggest violations
New safety manual for aggregates sector
February 26, 2015 STAFF REPORTThe Infrastructure Health and Safety Association has created a new a new Safe Work Practices for the Aggregates Industry. This manual, based on resources from the former Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association, provides workers in the aggregates industry…
Ontario approves new working-at-heights training requirements for construction projects
February 4, 2015 STAFF REPORTNew rules as of April 1, with two years to comply
Work-related injury rates on the decline in Ontario, study shows
February 2, 2015 STAFF REPORTEmployer investment, awareness credited for improvement
‘Transient’ construction labour force slows growth potential: Study
January 6, 2015 STAFF REPORTWorkers chasing ‘short-term’ contracts creating long-term shortage
Crane crashes into Thunder Bay courthouse
May 22, 2013 STAFF REPORTNo one was injured after a 90-ton crane toppled into the new Thunder Bay courthouse early Monday morning. According to a report from the CBC, workers were sent home and construction was shut down by 10 a.m. as the Ontario…
Pure Technologies awarded $1.2M contract
January 2, 2013 On-Site staffPure Technologies Ltd. has been awarded a contract by the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario for condition assessment and project management services for a water main that provides drinking water to the region. The contract is worth approimxately $1.2…