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Blog Post #470 – Flawed Demolition Probed

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

A building demolition in Vancouver went sideways in June, causing two walls to topple and send dust and rubble into the street.

At about 6 pm on June 10, 2010, workers were in the process of demolishing the building in question when an excavator knocked down a wall and it fell into the street close to a pedestrian and passing car. Shortly thereafter, another wall crumbled, toppling a light standard and sending rubble into the street near a flagger. There were no injuries.

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Blog #444 – ‘Falls’ Target of Investigations in Whitehorse

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) has released its preliminary findings into three falls at two different work sites last year. One incident, at Marsh Lake on September 8, 2009, involved a construction company supervisor who sustained injuries to the head, ribs and one … Continue Reading