Wearing the wrong body harness might not save you in a fall!
Imaging falling out of the very thing that was designed to save you in the first place. Talk about defeating the purpose, right!! Many...
“Meredith Principles” which founded WSIB are being violated
When the Ontario government introduced its first worker’s compensation system in 1914, it did so based on a report by then Chief Justice...
Ontario Ministry of Labour consults on Hazard Awareness training for every construction worker
The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) is proposing a new mandatory safety program for contractors. They are calling it “construction...
New version of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code
If you don't feel like paying $219 plus tax for the printed version of the new code - $195 for the PDF - you can find the amendments for...
Alec Caldwell Looks into Porta Potties
Maybe you should have to enter your Ontario College of Trades registration number to get the door open? The $135 a year fee would look...
It’s time to include the safety factor in reasons to stamp out cash contracting
Statistics Canada say that Ontario’s underground economy is at $15-billion, all sectors. Residential construction takes up a whopping 30...
Will we soon run out of sand for construction?
Sand has become the #1 consumed natural resource on the planet, after fresh water. The annual global consumption of sand is estimated to...
Asbestos Removal Part Two: An Ontario contractor sentenced to 30-days in jail for doing it the wrong
Daniel Lane, HomeSeal, was sentenced to 30-days in jail relating to improper asbestos protocols We don’t need training on how to handle...
Question: Did $50,000 bonus play a factor in Toronto swing stage tragedy?
Speed kills. Whether speed was a factor in the deaths of the men in the Metron Construction tragedy, is debatable. But the lack of life...
Project manager at Toronto swing stage tragedy sentenced to 3-1/2 years in jail
Vadim Kazenelson was in charge of the jobsite when four workers plunged to their deaths when a swing stage broke in half at a Toronto...
