Ideal Supply Inc. has been fined $70,000 after a worker fell from a ladder and was hurt at its warehouse in Listowel, Ont. The Mississauga, Ont.-based tools and parts supplier… …
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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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WCB stresses prevention after recent workplace fatalities in Manitoba
By Renee Lilley | Portage Graphic Leader Provincial authorities are investigating two separate workplace accidents in southern Manitoba last week that left two workers dead. The first incident occurred Monday, June 15 around… …
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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 urges ladder risk assessment before every job at heights
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Ergodyne launches tool belt system built for dropped-object safety standards
Ergodyne has released a new tool belt and suspender system designed to ease the strain of carrying tools at height while helping crews meet dropped-object safety requirements. The St. Paul,… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Federal and provincial labour ministers agree to harmonize construction safety training
Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met in Québec City on Friday and endorsed a plan to harmonize occupational health and safety training across Canada, with a focus on making… …
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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… …


