OH&S Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:53:39 +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 Last survivor of Second Narrows bridge collapse marks 67th anniversary /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/last-survivor-of-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-marks-67th-anniversary Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:20:10 +0000 /?p=487260 VANCOUVER — Ironworker Lucien Lessard, now 96, still remembers falling from the bridge on June 17, 1958. He was working in the bridgedeck when the Second Narrows bridge (now known as the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge) collapsed on June 17 of that year. “The bridge came out from underneath our feet and I was just following […]

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]]> Petrie addendum offers more confusion than clarity on claims suppression /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/petrie-addendum-offers-more-confusion-than-clarity-on-claims-suppression Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:15:37 +0000 /?p=487255 The Petrie April 2025 addendum report alleging WorkSafeBC (WSBC) ignores companies that suppress claims to get lower rates is being met with more confusion than clarity.   “We are always happy to work with labour where there is a problem but we have to be able find where the problem is,” said Council of Construction […]

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]]> Oilfield equipment supplier penalized $126,000 after worker seriously injured /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/oilfield-equipment-supplier-penalized-126000-after-worker-seriously-injured Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:23:47 +0000 /?p=487129 EDMONTON – TAQA Drilling Solutions Inc. pleaded guilty to one charge under Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) laws and was sentenced to pay $126,000 on June 4 in the Edmonton Court of Justice. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on a worksite in Edmonton on March 23, 2022. A worker was disassembling […]

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]]> BREAKING: Early reports state worker killed by concrete slab in North York /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/breaking-early-reports-state-worker-killed-by-concrete-slab-in-north-york Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:31:40 +0000 /?p=487040 TORONTO – Toronto police are reporting a worker has died following an industrial incident in the Toryork Drive/Weston Road area of the city.  Police were called to the scene around 8:20 a.m. Early reports indicate a concrete slab fell on a worker at the site. The male worker was pronounced dead on scene. There were […]

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]]> The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record /dcn/news/resource/2025/06/the-2025-wildfire-season-is-on-track-to-be-canadas-2nd-worst-on-record Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:23:13 +0000 /?p=486819 OTTAWA – The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data. Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this morning in Ottawa to update media outlets on the state of multiple wildfires. They say the greatest fire danger in July is expected […]

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]]> Extreme heat, wildfires creating hazardous conditions for workers: WorkSafeBC /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/extreme-heat-wildfires-creating-hazardous-conditions-for-workers-worksafebc /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/extreme-heat-wildfires-creating-hazardous-conditions-for-workers-worksafebc#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:00:44 +0000 /?p=486708 RICHMOND, B.C. — With wildfires a constant threat and unprecedented temperatures lingering over the province, WorkSafeBC is urging employers to prepare for the health and safety risks associated with extreme heat and wildfire smoke. “Hot and smoky conditions during the summer months create challenges for both indoor and outdoor workers,” said Todd McDonald, head of […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/extreme-heat-wildfires-creating-hazardous-conditions-for-workers-worksafebc/feed 0 14 crew members, four additional staff evacuated after hiding from wildfires in jobsite sea can /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/14-crew-members-four-additional-staff-evacuated-after-hiding-from-wildfires-in-jobsite-sea-can /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/14-crew-members-four-additional-staff-evacuated-after-hiding-from-wildfires-in-jobsite-sea-can#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:16:47 +0000 /?p=485643 SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION — The federal government has deployed members of the Canadian Armed Forces to help evacuate a northwestern Ontario First Nation as wildfires rapidly spread in the region, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. Carney said in a social media post that Ottawa has accepted Ontario’s urgent request for assistance in and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/14-crew-members-four-additional-staff-evacuated-after-hiding-from-wildfires-in-jobsite-sea-can/feed 0 New Montreal square lined with orange cones after reports of tripping, injuries /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/new-montreal-square-lined-with-orange-cones-after-reports-of-tripping-injuries /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/new-montreal-square-lined-with-orange-cones-after-reports-of-tripping-injuries#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:05:29 +0000 /?p=484350 MONTREAL — A brand new public square in Montreal is already lined with orange construction cones after reports of people tripping and falling. The Place des Montrealaises is supposed to evoke a suspended blossoming meadow and pay tribute to influential Montreal women.  But La Presse reported recently that people have fallen and hurt themselves in […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/new-montreal-square-lined-with-orange-cones-after-reports-of-tripping-injuries/feed 0 B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/b-c-mill-worker-drowns-after-being-trapped-in-machine-that-fell-into-ocean /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/b-c-mill-worker-drowns-after-being-trapped-in-machine-that-fell-into-ocean#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:31:39 +0000 /?p=484334 DUNCAN, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Island has drowned after being trapped in a piece of heavy equipment that plunged into the ocean. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP say they responded to the Catalyst Pulp and Paper Mill in Crofton around noon Wednesday. They say first responders, including firefighters and […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/b-c-mill-worker-drowns-after-being-trapped-in-machine-that-fell-into-ocean/feed 0 UPDATED Industry incidents: June 2 a dangerous day /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/industry-incidents-june-2-a-dangerous-day /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/industry-incidents-june-2-a-dangerous-day#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:26:11 +0000 /?p=470356 TORONTO — Throughout Monday (June 2) emergency responders were called to three separate incidents in Toronto and Mississauga as several workers were injured and one was killed. Toronto police reported two workers were trapped after a trench collapsed just after 11:30 a.m. in the Edmund Avenue and Weston Road area of the city. The workers […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/industry-incidents-june-2-a-dangerous-day/feed 0 Young, new workers gear up for summer work, but need to do so safely: WorkSafeBC /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/young-new-workers-gear-up-for-summer-work-but-need-to-do-so-safely-worksafebc /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/young-new-workers-gear-up-for-summer-work-but-need-to-do-so-safely-worksafebc#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:05:34 +0000 /?p=470042 RICHMOND, B.C. — With nearly 7,000 young workers injured each year in B.C., WorkSafeBC is reminding employers of their responsibility to provide proper training, orientation and supervision. “Young workers are highly vulnerable to workplace injuries,” says Angelique Prince, director of prevention programs and services at WorkSafeBC, in a statement. “Inexperience, inadequate training and supervision, and […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/young-new-workers-gear-up-for-summer-work-but-need-to-do-so-safely-worksafebc/feed 0 Workplace fatality results in $200,000 fine for Stoney Creek company /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/workplace-fatality-results-in-200000-fine-for-stoney-creek-company /dcn/news/ohs/2025/06/workplace-fatality-results-in-200000-fine-for-stoney-creek-company#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:25:39 +0000 /?p=468606 STONEY CREEK, ONT. — Steel processing company Janco Steel Ltd. of Stoney Creek, Ont. has been fined in relation to a 2022 incident where one worker was killed in a struck-by incident. On April 26, 2022, a worker was operating an overhead crane, offloading a large steel coil from a transport truck to a weight […]

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