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Global temperature records are being broken every year, with regional wildfires and extreme weather events happening, which is indicative that we live and work in a warming world. What does this mean for outdoor workers?
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The Government of Canada announced a $547.5 million funding program for the Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV). The funding program started on July 11 and will give Canadian organizations, companies, provinces, territories and municipalities incentives to purchase/lease eligible MHZEVs.
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HydraForce plans to join Bosch Rexroth’s growing portfolio of Compact Hydraulics products, expanding reach and support for customers.
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I attended the Concrete Expo in Mississauga, Ont., recently along with our new associate editor, Daniel Reale-Chin, and our slightly less new brand manager, Robert Elias. It was the first in-person event I’d attended where there was a significant presence from the rental industry. It was great to see old friends and get updated on what they’d been up to for the past two years. Let’s just say the pandemic was not always kind to the robust rental physique – and I can say that as a prime example.
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Highway bridge repair is a multi-billion-dollar industry. This year alone, the government of Ontario committed $3 billion to repair and expand provincial highways and bridges between April 2022 to March 2023.
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A trip hazard is when two concrete sidewalk slabs come to together and one has risen or lowered creating unevenness someone could trip over. This is a common occurrence caused by different reasons including tree root growth, ground compaction issues, and weather. Local government, building owners, and property managers are constantly dealing with this safety issue.
With an EDCO CPM-8 Scarifier, you can level the slab without removing and replacing it.
Cost-effective, long-lasting, Quick, and easy to clean up. Pair with a Vac-200 for dust control.
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Strength in diversity – that’s long been the philosophy for success at A-1 Rent-Alls in Regina, Sask. Beyond the regular roster of contractor equipment for rent, the Wright family has a booming event rentals division and a scaffolding division with equipment for rent and erection services for scaffolding, hording, superchutes and swing stages.
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Smart contractors are always looking for ways to reduce or prevent injuries on their jobsites. The effort pencils out pretty easily: balance the cost of putting some procedures in place and renting ergonomic equipment versus the cost of lower productivity, lost labour time and potential compensation claims. Rental stores can help by asking the right questions about how equipment will be used and recommending options that reduce fatigue, strain and exposure to vibration. Lin Yu from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Issac Rudik, Canadian safety manager for HERC Rentals and Peter Maginnis, president of Makinex, joined Counter Talks to educate about common construction injuries, how the latest technology can help and what rental stores should think about when providing equipment to customers and their back shops.
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Robert Elias has brought a wealth of experience in marketing and publishing in the construction industry to his new role at Canadian Rental Service. In this episode, he an host Patrick Flannery indulge in some inside-baseball talk about his experiences in the trade press, how things are changing in the world of corporate communications, what an effective marketing campaign looks like and the importance of old-school media like print magazines and trade shows.
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Last year in Ontario, 30 percent of all the working people who died from opioid overdose worked in the construction industry. It’s clearly time for we who employ tradespeople to pay some extra attention to this issue and be prepared to help those in our companies who struggle with substance use and misuse. To help, Jan Chappel, a senior occupational health and safety specialist with CCOHS, joined Counter Talks to give us some advice on what to look for in employee behaviour that might indicate a problem; how to address the issue; and where to find the resources both you and your employee might need.
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