OH&S Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:29:19 +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 ‘Everybody needs somebody to talk to’: RESCON panel talks mental health tools /dcn/news/ohs/2025/12/everybody-needs-somebody-to-talk-to-rescon-panel-talks-mental-health-tools Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:10:56 +0000 /?p=502627 There are plenty of tools and treatment options available to help workers in the construction industry who need assistance with mental health and addiction problems, but sometimes they don’t know support is available or are reluctant to ask for aid out of fear it might affect their job. That was one of the messages conveyed […]

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]]> ‘Silence is costly’: One in three construction workers report poor mental health /dcn/news/ohs/2025/12/silence-is-costly-one-in-three-construction-workers-report-poor-mental-health Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:30:40 +0000 /?p=502497 Ontario’s construction industry has made good progress in dealing with mental health and addictions issues, but suicides and drug overdoses are still exceedingly high for workers in the sector. That was the blunt message from industry professionals and authorities who spoke at an online webinar on the topic hosted by the Residential °µÍø½ûÇøion Council of […]

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]]> Hong Kong to form independent committee to probe cause of deadly fire as public pressure mounts /dcn/news/ohs/2025/12/hong-kong-to-form-independent-committee-to-probe-cause-of-deadly-fire-as-public-pressure-mounts Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:06:26 +0000 /?p=502398 HONG KONG — Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday. John Lee, the chief executive of the Chinese region, pledged […]

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]]> Hong Kong fire probe reveals unsafe netting as public mourns and government stifles dissent /dcn/news/ohs/2025/12/hong-kong-fire-probe-reveals-unsafe-netting-as-public-mourns-and-government-stifles-dissent Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:58:36 +0000 /?p=502277 HONG KONG  — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by government moves to stifle criticism. Wednesday’s […]

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]]> Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong residential fire; 8 more arrested over towers’ renovation /dcn/news/ohs/2025/11/death-toll-rises-to-128-in-hong-kong-residential-fire-8-more-arrested-over-towers-renovation Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:04:00 +0000 /?p=502149 HONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a highrise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings, and authorities arrested another 8 people involved in the towers’ renovation. The death toll in one of the city’s deadliest blazes rose to 128, and many remain unaccounted […]

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]]> Hong Kong fire may speed up moves to end use of iconic bamboo scaffolding /dcn/news/ohs/2025/11/hong-kong-fire-may-speed-up-moves-to-end-use-of-iconic-bamboo-scaffolding Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:18:09 +0000 /?p=502033 BANGKOK — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that enveloped the buildings at the time of the fire. The blaze, which has left more than 120 dead, has focused attention on the […]

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]]> At least 75 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day /dcn/news/ohs/2025/11/at-least-55-dead-as-hong-kong-firefighters-battle-burning-towers-for-a-second-day Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:46:05 +0000 /?p=501929 HONG KONG — Firefighters battled a blaze at a highrise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 75 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history. Rescuers holding flashlights were going from apartment to apartment at the charred towers as thick smoke […]

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]]> One year later: WorkSafeBC outlines compliance with new tower crane regs /joc/news/ohs/2025/11/one-year-later-worksafebc-outlines-compliance-with-new-tower-crane-regs Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:05:35 +0000 /?p=501831 RICHMOND, B.C. – It’s been just over one year since new tower crane regulations came into effect, and WorkSafeBC is reporting good compliance overall across tower crane operations in B.C., but risks do remain. Since Oct. 1, 2024, employers have been required to submit a Notice of Project (NOP) to WorkSafeBC at least two weeks […]

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]]> 3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a highrise fire leaves at least 36 dead and 279 reported missing /dcn/news/ohs/2025/11/3-arrested-in-hong-kong-as-a-highrise-fire-leaves-at-least-36-dead-and-279-reported-missing Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:57:06 +0000 /?p=501887 HONG KONG  — Police in Hong Kong arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter, several local news media reported, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 36 people and left another 279 missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire which started on Wednesday […]

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]]> Modular company fined $100,000 after serious worker injury in Corman Park /joc/news/ohs/2025/11/modular-company-fined-100000-after-serious-worker-injury-in-corman-park Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:10:33 +0000 /?p=501671 REGINA — On Nov. 13, 3Twenty Modular was sentenced and fined after pleading guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. The fines stem from an incident that occurred on July 21, 2023, in Corman Park, Sask. A worker was seriously injured when a wall at a construction […]

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]]> Workplace injury results in $90,000 fine for Hamilton-based railcar company /dcn/news/ohs/2025/11/workplace-injury-results-in-90000-fine-for-hamilton-based-railcar-company Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:20:08 +0000 /?p=501626 HAMILTON, ONT. – Railcar manufacturing company National Steel Car Limited has been fined $90,000 after a worker was critically injured operating machinery in 2022. According to an Ontario court bulletin, on Oct. 6, 2022, an incident occurred on a production line at the Bulkheads First Position, where workers weld C-shaped metal pieces onto flat sheets […]

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]]> Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: °µÍø½ûÇøion leadership — Do your actions support your words? /dcn/news/ohs/2025/11/industry-perspectives-op-ed-construction-leadership-do-your-actions-support-your-words Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:13:31 +0000 /?p=501545 As a senior leader, I often stand in front of our crews and say the same things: We support you on safety, we invest in your careers, we create opportunity and provide training, yet the question that truly matters, the one people judge you by every day is much simpler: Do our actions match our […]

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