August 2018 2-Minute News from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association
IHSA Safety Talk: Backing Vehicles Every year, workers are killed and injured by backing vehicles and machinery. If you work in the homebuilding, ICI, heavy civil, or road building industry, you have an increased likelihood of getting struck by heavy equipment. That's
COCA August 2018 Government Relations Report
Good morning COCA Members, Please find attached COCA's August 2018 edition of the Government Relations Report. In the August issue: What’s Happened & What to Expect in the Legislature Construction Health and Safety Blitzes Bill 5 Races Through the Legislature and Becomes
Italy Bridge Collapse; Fla. Bridge Claims Denied; Misreading Multi-Employer Rules; Predicting Costs
Risk News ITALY DISASTER INVESTIGATION Cable Design Eyed in Bridge Collapse GENOA TRAGEDY Operator of Collapsed Bridge Says New Span Can Be Built in Eight Months SIGNS OF TROUBLE Report: Experts Knew Genoa Bridge Had Issues Months Before Collapse FLORIDA
EYE ON ICI – OCS Newsletter – Summer Edition 2018
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & CONFERENCE - CELEBRATING 25 YEARS Next month the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) will host its 25th Annual General Meeting and Conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake. We will celebrate 25 years of supporting our labour, management and government partners
MPP Dunlop’s Office – Red Tape/Skilled Trades Survey
Good Afternoon COCA Directors, COOs and Associates, Please distribute this survey from MPP Jill Dunlop regarding government Red Tape and the impact of Skilled Labour widely to your network. Many thanks, ian Ian Cunningham President Good Afternoon, Through close collaboration with the Office of the Minister of
Message from the Chairman
Dear Members & Associates, As the summer approaches its final weeks, I hope everyone had an enjoyable time with family and friends. The weather has certainly been exceptional for nearly all of us. Enclosed is a recap of the Board of Directors
Feds should evidence-based decision on steel products: Canadian Steel Coalition | ontario construction report
https://ontarioconstructionreport.com/feds-should-evidence-based-decision-on-steel-products-canadian-steel-coalition/ Adriana Valentina August 18, 2018 The Canadian Coalition for Construction Steel (CCCS) is urging the federal government to make an evidence-based decision on any new action on imported steel products. According to the coalition, changes could create steel shortages for the Canadian construction
Your Summer 2018 edition of the Labour-Management Network e-News
Marijuana legalization set to become effective October 17 (Useful workplace related information) Recreational marijuana will officially become legal in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the long-awaited start date during Question Period in Ottawa recently, ending months of
COCA Newsletter – August 2018
Federal Prompt Payment Update Regular readers of the COCA monthly newsletter will know that many months ago construction lawyers Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogel were engaged by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to conduct an expert review and prepare a
New Ontario Construction Act takes shape as 98 of 101 recommendations to be implemented | ontario construction report
https://ontarioconstructionreport.com/new-ontario-construction-act-takes-shape-as-98-of-101-recommendations-to-be-implemented/ Prompt payment, adjudication and lien reform among 98 recommendations accepted by provincial government, says Bruce Reynolds. Ontario’s new Construction Act, which will update construction lien legislation and set out adjudication and prompt payment rules, should be introduced this spring and, if