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Lots of interesting nuggets in the CDR report on falling from heights. One example: apparently Ontario's mandatory working-at-heights training reduced falls by 16 percent.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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On Oct. 1, Canadian Contractor will host our inaugural Contractor Productivity Forum at the Toronto Congress Centre. It's going to be a quick and convenient day of discussion about how to make our businesses more efficient and profitable, with presentations from top experts.
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The Ontario Construction Secretariat has released this summary of the BoC's Q2 outlook survey results. Pessimism is up, but overall sentiment is not intense.
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City News Calgary reports Calgary police are sounding the alarm about some contractors taking deposits from seniors and running.
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Here some deep thoughts and high-level thinking about the construction industry from ProCore.
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The Ontario coroner's office runs the Construction Death Review Committee. The CDR looks at cases of worker deaths to pull out relevant safety data rather than going through a full inquest into each incident. It has published its first annual report focused on fall-from-height deaths and it's full of interesting findings and good recommendations for how we can avoid these tragedies.
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Tankless water heater manufacturer, Rinnai, has produced a slick ad campaign for homeowners called "Yank the Tank." The video on the launch page is pretty funny.
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There's a nest of birds in a tree Bob needs to take down. What should he do? Answer in the comments - best answer is entered to win a DEWALT 20V MAX XR 12-inch Double Bevel Sliding Miter Saw!
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As executive director of Career Colleges of Ontario, Kate Bartz wants us to know that career colleges play a vital role in providing the skilled workforce of the future and will be an important part of the province’s mighty effort to build hundreds of thousands of homes in the years ahead. She spoke to Pat Flannery about what career colleges have to offer and how she hopes to partner with the province and our sector going forward.
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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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