OH&S Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:07:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png OH&S Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Frame recognized for contributions to League of Champions as he steps down /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/frame-recognized-for-contributions-to-league-of-champions-as-he-steps-down /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/frame-recognized-for-contributions-to-league-of-champions-as-he-steps-down#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:25 +0000 /?p=407705 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — After eight years, David Frame has stepped down as executive director of the League of Champions. Frame was recognized during the health and safety advocacy group’s annual general meeting Oct. 17. He recalled the genesis of the organization. “Eight years ago a number of members of the OGCA (Ontario General Contractors Association) […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/frame-recognized-for-contributions-to-league-of-champions-as-he-steps-down/feed 0 One home washed away in B.C. mudslide, owner missing: police /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/one-home-washed-away-in-b-c-mudslide-owner-missing-police /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/one-home-washed-away-in-b-c-mudslide-owner-missing-police#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:49:51 +0000 /?p=407718 COQUITLAM, B.C. – First responders in Coquitlam, B.C., spent much of the weekend searching for a person who is missing after their home was washed away in a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast. Officers responded to a report of the slide along Quarry Road on the east side of Pinecone […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/one-home-washed-away-in-b-c-mudslide-owner-missing-police/feed 0 SCSA uses survey tool to help companies prevent incidents before they happen /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/scsa-uses-survey-tool-to-help-companies-prevent-incidents-before-they-happen /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/scsa-uses-survey-tool-to-help-companies-prevent-incidents-before-they-happen#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:08 +0000 /?p=406254 An innovative new survey tool is being used by the Saskatchewan Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion Safety Association (SCSA) to help companies identify hazards and prompt them to take steps to reduce injury risks. The tool was developed by the SCSA in collaboration with EHS Analytics, a Calgary-based company that specializes in health and safety data, research and machine […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/scsa-uses-survey-tool-to-help-companies-prevent-incidents-before-they-happen/feed 0 Alberta steel fabrication facility fined $200,000 for workplace fatality /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/alberta-steel-fabrication-facility-fined-200000-for-workplace-fatality /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/alberta-steel-fabrication-facility-fined-200000-for-workplace-fatality#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:35 +0000 /?p=406339 CALGARY – Calgary-based Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. has been penalized $200,000 in relation to a workplace fatality in August 2021. The company pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for failing to develop and comply with procedures certified by a professional engineer, a release said. The charges stem from an […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/alberta-steel-fabrication-facility-fined-200000-for-workplace-fatality/feed 0 Gordie Howe Bridge team wins safety award /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/gordie-howe-bridge-team-wins-safety-award /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/gordie-howe-bridge-team-wins-safety-award#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:05:40 +0000 /?p=406124 WINDSOR, ONT. — The Gordie Howe International Bridge project’s health and safety team has been selected as silver winners for the OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) Team of the Year, by OHS Canada Honours. The award was presented Sept. 26. The team’s Safety Management Plan includes mandatory orientation sessions, foreman lunch and learns, mock drills, interdisciplinary reviews […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/gordie-howe-bridge-team-wins-safety-award/feed 0 UPDATE: No injuries reported after crane collapses downtown Toronto /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/breaking-no-injuries-reported-after-crane-collapses-downtown-toronto /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/breaking-no-injuries-reported-after-crane-collapses-downtown-toronto#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:09:21 +0000 /?p=406235 TORONTO – Toronto police are reporting no one was injured after a crane collapsed onto an under construction building this afternoon in the area of Vanderhoof Avenue and Brentcliffe Road. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. While details are scarce as to the cause of the collapse, police reported Vanderhoof Avenue was closed between Laird […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2024/10/breaking-no-injuries-reported-after-crane-collapses-downtown-toronto/feed 0 3 dead and 4 injured in collapse of Mississippi bridge being prepped for demolition /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/3-dead-and-4-injured-in-collapse-of-mississippi-bridge-being-prepped-for-demolition /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/3-dead-and-4-injured-in-collapse-of-mississippi-bridge-being-prepped-for-demolition#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:33:23 +0000 /?p=406122 MENDENHALL, MISS. — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge over the Strong River on State Route 149 in Simpson County, about 40 miles south of […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/3-dead-and-4-injured-in-collapse-of-mississippi-bridge-being-prepped-for-demolition/feed 0 Saskatchewan company fined $70,000 after worker injured in fall /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/saskatchewan-company-fined-70000-after-worker-injured-in-fall /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/saskatchewan-company-fined-70000-after-worker-injured-in-fall#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:15:30 +0000 /?p=405867 SASKATOON, SASK. – A Saskatchewan window and door company has been fined $70,000 after a worker was seriously injured. Denovo Window & Door Inc. pleaded guilty on Oct. 2 in Saskatoon Provincial Court to one violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, a release said. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Nov. […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/saskatchewan-company-fined-70000-after-worker-injured-in-fall/feed 0 Pulp company fined for releasing ‘acutely lethal’ wastewater into Alberta river /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/pulp-company-fined-for-releasing-acutely-lethal-wastewater-into-alberta-river /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/pulp-company-fined-for-releasing-acutely-lethal-wastewater-into-alberta-river#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:42:22 +0000 /?p=405956 The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million for letting almost 31 million litres of toxic wastewater flow into the Peace River. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the effluent released in April 2021 was “acutely lethal” to fish. Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. pleaded guilty last month to a section […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/pulp-company-fined-for-releasing-acutely-lethal-wastewater-into-alberta-river/feed 0 Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 7 to 11 /joc/news/associations/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-7-to-11 /joc/news/associations/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-7-to-11#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:55:22 +0000 /?p=405694 Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several Saskatchewan construction associations have merged into one; a university charity is fostering a new approach to affordable housing in Winnipeg; Trillium tower tops off in Kamloops; and an Alberta metal fabricator is fined $360,000 in relation to a worker fatality. Saskatchewan construction associations announce major merger […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-7-to-11/feed 0 Alberta oilfield consulting firm fined $90,000 for workplace injury /joc/news/government/2024/10/alberta-oilfield-consulting-firm-fined-90000-for-workplace-injury /joc/news/government/2024/10/alberta-oilfield-consulting-firm-fined-90000-for-workplace-injury#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:00:27 +0000 /?p=405722 VALLYVIEW, ALTA. – An Alberta oilfield consulting firm has been fined $90,000 after an incident at a worksite resulted in a serious injury. O’Reilly Oilfield Services Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act for failing to take the necessary precautions to protect the health and safety of workers under its […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/alberta-oilfield-consulting-firm-fined-90000-for-workplace-injury/feed 0 Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns 150 tornadoes across Florida /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/milton-knocks-out-power-to-millions-and-spawns-150-tornadoes-across-florida /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/milton-knocks-out-power-to-millions-and-spawns-150-tornadoes-across-florida#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:43:05 +0000 /?p=405641 TAMPA, FL. – Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up 150 tornadoes. The storm caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit. The system tracked […]

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