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‘Everybody needs somebody to talk to’: RESCON panel talks mental health tools

There are plenty of tools and treatment options available to help workers in the...

OH&S December 5, 2025

‘Silence is costly’: One in three construction workers report poor mental health

Ontario’s construction industry has made good progress in dealing with mental he...

OH&S December 3, 2025

Hong Kong to form independent committee to probe cause of deadly fire as public pressure mounts

HONG KONG — Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to...

OH&S December 2, 2025

Hong Kong fire probe reveals unsafe netting as public mourns and government stifles dissent

HONG KONG  — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a dea...

OH&S December 1, 2025

Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong residential fire; 8 more arrested over towers’ renovation

HONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensi...

OH&S , Projects November 28, 2025

Hong Kong fire may speed up moves to end use of iconic bamboo scaffolding

BANGKOK — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong K...

OH&S , Projects November 28, 2025

At least 75 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day

HONG KONG — Firefighters battled a blaze at a highrise apartment complex in Hong...

OH&S November 27, 2025

3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a highrise fire leaves at least 36 dead and 279 reported missing

HONG KONG  — Police in Hong Kong arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter...

OH&S November 26, 2025

Workplace injury results in $90,000 fine for Hamilton-based railcar company

HAMILTON, ONT. – Railcar manufacturing company National Steel Car Limited has be...

OH&S November 26, 2025

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: ��������ion leadership — Do your actions support your words?

As a senior leader, I often stand in front of our crews and say the same things:...

OH&S November 24, 2025

Contractors advised to review projects to see if they are required to have AEDs onsite

��������ors in Ontario are being advised to review current and upcoming project...

OH&S November 11, 2025

Every second counts: Experts reiterate importance of AEDs on Ontario jobsites

Having an automated external defibrillator (AED) on hand at a construction site...

OH&S November 7, 2025

“Dresden 1957” documentary launches new crowdfunding campaign

TORONTO — The filmmaking crew behind the “Dresden 1957” project has launched a n...

OH&S November 7, 2025

Toronto window, siding contractor fined $80,000 after worker fatality

TORONTO – Toronto contractor KAS Aluminum & Copper Ltd., which installs wind...

OH&S November 3, 2025

Special to the DCN: Safety leaders share insights at League of Champions AGM

While health and safety on construction sites has improved thanks to organizatio...

OH&S October 23, 2025

North York jobsite explosion victims faced skin grafts, Building Trade delegates told

Unionized construction workers and managers attending the Ontario Building Trade...

OH&S October 20, 2025

Ontario Mine Rescue to host IMRB conference in 2029

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA – Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR) has announced in 2029 it will not...

OH&S October 15, 2025

UPDATE: Seven people injured in fire at Toronto building under construction: police

TORONTO - Seven people were injured, four of them critically, after a natural ga...

OH&S , Projects October 14, 2025

Canadian Cancer Society-funded research delves into work-related cancers

TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and partners are funding four ne...

OH&S October 10, 2025

Milton metal distributor fined $60,000 after worker injury

MILTON, ONT. — Fidelity PAC Metals Ltd., a distributor of metal bars and pipes i...

OH&S October 9, 2025

Concord forming company fined $55,000 after worker injured

CONCORD, ONT. — Concrete forming contractor Camp Forming Ltd. of Concord, Ont. h...

OH&S October 6, 2025

WSIB announces premium rate reduction for Ontario businesses

TORONTO – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced the aver...

OH&S October 1, 2025

Nepean prefab company fined $60,000 after worker injured

NEPEAN, ONT.—Advanced Building Innovation Company Inc of Nepean, Ont., a maker o...

OH&S September 29, 2025

CFCSA launches survey on national safety programs

OTTAWA — The Canadian Federation of ��������ion Safety Associations (CFCSA) is...

OH&S September 23, 2025

��������ion worker peer support bridging stigma of mental illness and addiction

An international wave of peer support programs within the construction industry...

OH&S September 22, 2025

Worker injured at One Bloor West highrise construction site

TORONTO — A worker was seriously injured after an incident occurred yesterday at...

OH&S September 9, 2025

Anxiety, burnout and pain among mental health issues impacting Canadian trade unions, finds landmark CBTU report

OTTAWA — Canada's Building Trades Unions (CBTU) have released a comprehensive re...

OH&S September 8, 2025

Nova Scotia construction report charts path for mental health improvement

A new mental health survey of workers in the Nova Scotia construction industry h...

OH&S August 28, 2025

Furnace explosion leads to $144,000 fine for Brampton company

BRAMPTON, ONT. — Metex Heat Treating Ltd., a Brampton, Ont.-based company that d...

OH&S August 27, 2025

UPDATE: Explosions at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave 1 dead, 1 missing, 10 injured

CLAIRTON, PA. — Explosions at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pitt...

Infrastructure , OH&S , US News August 11, 2025

Rat complaints on the rise in Montreal as critics demand city take action

MONTREAL - The rats took over James Klein’s backyard this spring. He’d never ha...

OH&S August 11, 2025

Prosecutors in Thailand issue indictments for dozens in deadly building collapse

BANGKOK — State prosecutors in Thailand have formally indicted 23 individuals an...

OH&S , Projects August 7, 2025

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