Occupational Health and Safety

May 27, 2009

CSA national electrical standards an aid to newly developed safety code

In January, the Canadian Standards Association released CSA-Z462, a voluntary best practices guideline that represents the country’s first national workplace electrical safety standard.

May 27, 2009

Ontario’s skilled labour mobility raises concerns

Provincial legislation to allow full labour mobility of skilled workers into Ontario is well intentioned, but acceptable qualification standards are still an area of concern for some construction stakeholders.

May 27, 2009

Winnipeg sows confusion about construction zones

Construction crews in Winnipeg are facing a dangerous situation after the provincial government flip flopped on the enforcement of photo radar tickets in construction zones.

May 13, 2009

Alberta prepares to launch new safety code in July 2009

A new Alberta safety code is coming into effect in July after a lengthy public consultation process.

May 4, 2009

Workers gather to remember fallen comrades in Alberta and B.C.

The construction industry accounted for the highest number of work related deaths in B.C. and Alberta last year.

April 29, 2009

Alberta steel projects take centre stage at gala

Alberta’s best steel projects stole the spotlight at the 2009 Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence.

April 27, 2009

Record number of charges laid in Alberta oilsands deaths

A record number of safety charges have been laid by the Alberta government after the death of two foreign workers at a massive oilsands construction project two years ago.

April 15, 2009

ISL Health consortium named preferred proponent for new Fort St. John Hospital

The Churchill Corporation has announced that the ISL Health consortium, of which Stuart Olson Constructors Inc. is a member, has been selected as the preferred proponent to work with Northern Health and the British Columbia provincial government in negotiations as part of the next steps needed toward building the new Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Facility project.

April 6, 2009

B.C. construction experts, utilities disagree over need for physical locates

A couple of construction industry experts said B.C. runs the risk of a gas line hit disaster due to slack safety regulations, but a utility owner disagrees.

April 6, 2009

New Canadian Standards Association CSA-Z462 addresses electrical safety requirements

A new 148-page document has many stakeholders confident that greater safety practices can be achieved in the workplace.