A roofer suffered serious injuries after falling 3.4 metres from a steep-slope residential roof to a concrete driveway in January 2025, according to an investigation into the incident. The worker… …
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PREMIUM Alberta framing company wins partial appeal over $5K OHS penalty for lack of fall protection
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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Manitoba board upholds fall protection stop-work order against roofing company
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed a roofing company’s appeal and upheld a stop-work order issued after three workers were found on a residential roof without tying off to fall… …
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Roofing company fined $100,000 after worker falls 22 feet from roof in Port Hope, Ont.
A Cobourg roofing company has been fined $100,000 after a worker was critically injured falling from a roof at a Port Hope construction site in 2023. Moffat Bros. Roofing Ltd.… …
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PREMIUM B.C. siding crew worked at height without harnesses, contractor ordered to pay $10K administrative penalty
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A Georgian Bluffs roofing company and its director have been fined a combined $145,000 after a worker was critically injured falling from an unsecured ladder at a Mount Forest construction… …
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WorkSafeBC probe finds worker fell through unguarded floor opening at hospital construction site
A construction worker sustained serious injuries after falling through an unguarded floor opening at a new hospital construction site, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The worker was placing infill decking… …
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Features & AnalysisTraining & EducationWorkplace Safety
Canada’s Building Trades Unions call for national construction safety training standards
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) urged the country’s labour ministers Thursday to harmonize safety training standards across the construction industry, arguing that the current patchwork of provincial and territorial regimes… …



