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The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched a suite of free resources in partnership with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA), to help employers in Canada create awareness about substance use and reducing stigma.
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A jump into entrepreneurship requires careful financial planning, a robust business plan, and proper business registration. Here’s how to kickstart your skilled trades business journey.
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The Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA) announced it has hit a significant milestone with attainment of over 10,000 active Certificate of Recognition (COR) certified firms across the nation.
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Skills Ontario and Enbridge Gas have renewed their partnership and sponsorship of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program and the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Initiatives. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Skills Ontario saw more than 15,000 participants in both the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program and the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Initiatives through in-person and virtual events.
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Construction site safety inspections are part of a standard set of protocols to evaluate and safeguard a work site prior to work start. Many times, I’ve seen this step misinterpreted either on purpose or due to inexperience by performing the site safety check on the first or first few days while work has already started. Doing so defeats the purpose of the protocol and puts workers at risk of injury and the project at risk of delays which are always costly, not to mention client dissatisfaction. By James Hong.
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What is a contractor’s or builder’s role when it comes to mitigating radon build up? Across Canada, all homes have some concentration of radon gas within them. The amount differs based on the amount of uranium present in underlying rock and soil, but even houses that are right next to each other can have different concentrations of radon present within them, typically in the basement or ground floor. By Maxime Duzyk.
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There’s a lot going on in the world of green building and spray foam. Jean-François Lupien, the Global Director of Product Management from Huntsman Building Solutions joins us on The Hammer to discuss an innovation in spray foam technology – their new Heatlok Soya HP. He’ll also provide an update on what is going on in the industry, and how Huntsman Building Solutions is working closely with contractors to help them gain a future business edge by providing them with better performing product that delivers high R-Value and ease of application.
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Canadian teams from Concordia University (Montreal), Queen’s University (Kingston, Ont.), UBC (Vancouver), UBC-Okanagan (Kelowna), Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, B.C.), University of Victoria (Victoria, B.C.), University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ont.) and York University (Toronto) will all be competing in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2024 Design Challenge. In total, 105 teams from 93 collegiate institutions will be creating zero energy building designs for new or existing buildings in one of four categories: single-family housing, attached housing, multi-family building, or an education building.
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A.O. Smith, manufacturer of residential and commercial water heaters, has announced that as of January 1, 2024, they will be moving to a manufacturer’s representative agency sales force in Ontario partnering with Centon Sales and Can-Aqua International.
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Roof Tile Management Inc., located in Mississauga, Ont., is seeking a historic restoration carpenter foreman with the ability to organize employee and sub-contractors to allow for a safe and productive site and experience in Heritage construction.
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Woodhouse Group, located in Kitchener, Ont., is seeking a Carpenter/Handy Person to join their Woodhouse Restorations department.
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Convoy Supply, a wholesale distributor of construction materials located in Calgary, is seeking a roof loader.
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JD Development, located in Markham, Ont., is seeeking a site superintendent with experience in high-rise residential projects.
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