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The WSIB strike grinds on in Ontario and the board is claiming it's getting all the work done with 3,600 employees on the picket lines. There's only one way that's happening: they'd have to just allow every claim. Cool with you?
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ASHRAE successfully concluded its 2025 Annual Conference, held June 21 to 25 in Phoenix, Ariz. The conference drew 1,990 registered HVAC&R and building science professionals, as well as supporters from around the world to explore critical topics such as heat pumps, refrigerants, thermal energy storage, decarbonization strategies, workforce development and more.
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June 1, 2025, marked the first year that Injured Workers Day was officially recognized in Ontario. The date was always well noted since its inception in 1983, yet was not formally acknowledged. Sudbury MPP and NDP Labour critic, Jamie West, had long pushed to have June 1 made official as Ontario's Injured Workers Day.
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Oct. 30 and 31 in Toronto will mark the Canadian Construction Association’s inaugural Best Practices in Construction Symposium. Unlike typical conferences filled with high-level ideas and theoretical overviews, this one is laser-focused on practical, real-world insights that can be applied immediately to projects, teams, and processes.
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Some economists are putting an increasingly optimistic slant on Canada’s tariff dispute with the United States, arguing the economy should be able to avoid “worst-case” scenarios from the trade war. That doesn’t mean the Canadian economy gets off scot-free — a new forecast published by Deloitte Canada on Wednesday calls for a modest recession to hit in the second and third quarters of the year as uncertainty and weakness caused by tariffs start to bite.
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Workers can experience heat stress wherever operations involve heavy physical labour in hot, humid environments. The locations may be indoors or outdoors. Protective clothing can also contribute to the problem. The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) reports a series of disorders can develop from heat stress, ranging from discomfort and pain (heat rash and heat cramps) to life-threatening conditions (heat exhaustion and heat stroke). Some tips for employers...
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Tina is wondering if she should go all-in on business automation. Give your solution to Tina's dilemma for a chance to win a 20V MAX GRABO Lifter from DeWalt.
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Achieving good indoor air quality for our clients is something we probably need to think about more than they do. A homeowner may not give the topic a second thought…until their throat starts scratching and their nose starts itching from a poorly designed HVAC system. Mohamed Fouda sits on ASHRAE committees writing indoor air quality standards and joins The Hammer to advise us on how to protect homeowners’ health and happiness even as building envelopes get tighter. For more information, contact Mohamed at Mohamed.fouda@wolseleyinc.ca.
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Silica is one of the most common hazards at construction sites. Workers exposed to airborne respirable silica are at an increased risk of developing lung diseases like silicosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Meghan Friesen, Occupational Hygienist with the Ontario Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, discusses the hazards and health effects of silica, exposures in the construction industry, and the free online Silica Control Tool.
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High-profile wildfires doing substantial property damage to urban areas in B.C. and Alberta have spurred NRCan to look at creating Canadian building standards for wildfire resistance. The consultation process has just begun, but it seems likely that some day soon we may see new codes requiring resistant windows, doors and other components in wildfire-prone areas. Robin Urquhart has worked on projects to rebuild communites destroyed by wildfires and joins The Hammer to share his knowledge.
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