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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: Construction 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

Constructors 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 Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA) is...

OH&S September 23, 2025

Construction 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 — 17�Թ���'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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