February 4/11 Issue: Texas design-error puzzle; PG&E Chapter 11 snares contractors
Read the current issue IN THIS ISSUE COVER STORY Risk Management 14 Texas is a little bit different from all other states when it comes to the cost and responsibility for design defects. Can the state’s subcontractors eradicate a precedent with unusual roots dating
In a Flash | New Trade Agreement Makes Canada More Accessible to Foreign Professionals
February 13, 2019 On December 30, 2018 the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”) between Canada and 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region came into force. In the article we discuss how this new trade agreement facilitates the issuance
COCA Newsletter – February 2019
Expert to Study Occupational Cancers On January 25 th the Ministry of Labour announced a review of occupational cancer to help ensure that best practices and the most up-to-date information are considered with respect to compensation. Dr. Paul Demers through Cancer
Your weekly Ontario Construction Report | February 11, 2019
This week's Ontario Construction News - February 11, 2019 See the latest magazine issue here. TCHC plans to spend $422.6 million on capital projects in 2019 The Toronto Community Housing Corp. (TCHC) plans to spend $422.6 million of its $1.05 billion budget on
Employment Standards in Ontario
Employment Standards in Ontario The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) protects employees and sets minimum standards for most workplaces in Ontario. Employers are prohibited from penalizing employees in any way for exercising their ESA rights. Download the PDF file here
MOL report Labour-Management Network – February 2019
MOL report Labour-Management Network February 2019 Download PDF file here
PRESS RELEASE: Canada Will Fight Against U.S. Anti-Dumping and CVD Trade Tariffs on Canadian Fabricated Structural Steel
CANADA WILL FIGHT AGAINST U.S. ANTI-DUMPING AND CVD TRADE TARIFFS ON CANADIAN FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL MARKHAM, Ontario, February 5, 2019—The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) strongly opposes the Petitions for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain fabricated
Advantage Steel Monthly Newsletter – January 2019
Features CISC Engineer, Alfred Wong Retires After 40 Years in the Steel Industry! 10 Students Graduate from First-Ever Structural Steel Fabricators Fitters Training Course in Manitoba! In Memory of Mark Mittleman Steel Design Series Pt. 5 - Welded Shapes -
Ontario Announces that (At Least Some) Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification Training is Going Virtual
On January 31, 2019, the Ontario government announced that it will be making changes to the training requirements for certified members of a Joint Health and Safety Committee (“JHSC”). According to the government, changes are coming to the training standard
The Iron Messenger: An IMPACT Publication, January 2019 Issue
Industrial Info IMPACT provides Industrial Information Resources' (IIR) PEC reports to partner Local Unions and District Councils. PEC reports identify specific project related data. Learn More Two examples: Morrison Truck Tire Manufacturing Plant Expansion Bellefontaine Grassroot 93.15MW Buckeye Wind Projet Dodge Pipeline IMPACT provides complementary Dodge Pipeline