Safety
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Practicing safe outdoor winter maintenance
As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, performing outdoor maintenance tasks can become more dangerous for your team. From cleaning windows to completing
Construction Business
Flush toilets coming to B.C. jobsites
Flush toilets on large construction sites in B.C. will come into effect on Oct. 1, 2024.
Construction Business
B.C. code changes for single egress stair designs
The BC Building Code (BCBC) is changing to allowing single egress stair (SES) designs in low- and mid-rise buildings.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
CISWP receives nearly $1 million to advance safety and inclusivity
The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is pleased to receive $834,550 in funding
Construction Business
Major B.C. highway upgrades for Tahltan Nation
The B.C. and federal governments are providing $195 million for a series of highway improvements in Tahltan Nation territory in the province’s northwest.
Construction Business
Ontario proposes new site rules to support women
The Ontario government is introducing new site rules to ensure clean washrooms and available menstrual products for women.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Handwashing and commercial cleaning
With all the attention that hygiene and sanitizing have received these last few years, the importance of handwashing has been highlighted as an important way
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Honeywell fire alarms recalled
Honeywell is recalling defective System Sensor-L low-frequency fire alarm sounders, sounder strobes, and compact sounders due to a failure to alert users to a fire.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Safety first
Winter poses a risk of slips, trips, and falls at your facility, but what happens when spring arrives? Early spring conditions mean messy weather and
Construction Business
CCA partnership tackles workplace harassment
Canadian Construction Association has partnered with two organizations to launch a training program on workplace harassment.
Construction Business
Major changes for B.C. Building Code 2024
Accessibility, mass timber, liveability and safety are the focus of major changes coming to the BC Building Code.
CondoBusiness
The call for safer condos in Ontario
Conflicts and disputes within Ontario’s condo communities are fueling a conversation around safety reform and adding pressure to make residential buildings better places to live and work.
Construction Business
WorkSafeBC: slips, trips and falls costly
Slips, trips, and falls are the costliest workplace incidents and some of the biggest causes of general productivity loss, according to WorkSafeBC.
Construction Business
B.C. making flush toilets on job sites mandatory
B.C. Premier David Eby announced the provincial government will legally require flush toilets on construction sites of 25 workers or more.
Construction Business
B.C. licence number mandatory for ads
Technical Safety BC introduced advertising regulations that require contractors to publish their name and licence number.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Beating the heat
As the weather continues to heat up through the summer, there are many maintenance workers who need to spend their days in the hot sun
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Why your mops might need an upgrade
As in all industries, commercial cleaning equipment and supplies are constantly evolving and advancing. From cleaning supplies to mops, it might be time to audit
