Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine – Issued – September 2010
A video of what appears to be unsafe work practices at a Calgary construction site has prompted an investigation by the province and action by municipal building officials.
Blog Post #475 – Alberta Not Planning Changes To Code
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine – September 2010
The Alberta government has no plans to tighten the provincial building code in the wake of a weather-induced stage collapse at a music festival last year that resulted in the death of one patron and injuries to four workers.
Blog Post #3 – Scaffold Accident Toronto December 24, 2009
Except from the OH&S Canada magazine
There are 61 charges laid against the ‘Metron Construction Company’ of Toronto and ‘Swing N Scaff’ of Ottawa. Five men fell, approximately 13 stories when the scaffold they were using to repair balconies snapped in half. One of the workers lived through the accident and had his legs crushed and his spine broken.