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The latest in Canadian construction safety, regulations, and industry best practices.

A Canadian construction worker in a bright orange high-visibility vest and white hard hat climbing a tall aluminum extension ladder leaning against a concrete wall at an active construction site.

Equipment SafetyMay 4, 2026 · 13 min read

Ladder Safety on Canadian Construction Sites: The Rules Most Workers Get Wrong

Ladders are among the most common pieces of equipment found on any construction site. They are also among the most dangerous. Despite their simple design and widespread use, ladders are involved in a disproportionate number of workplace injuries and fatal

Terrance Leacock

NCSO & Construction Superintendent

Site supervisor in high-visibility vest inspecting a large tubular steel scaffold system on a Canadian construction site.

Scaffolding & Access May 1, 2026 · 10 min read

Scaffolding Safety in Canada: What Ontario, BC, and Alberta require

Scaffolding is the backbone of almost every major construction project in Canada. It provides essential access to elevated work areas, allowing tradespeople to perform their duties efficiently. However, when scaffolding is erected improperly, overloaded,

Construction safety officer reviewing AI safety analytics on a tablet at a Canadian construction site with cranes.

AI Predictive SafetyApril 27, 2026 · 11 min read

How AI is changing construction safety in Canada

If you follow construction industry news, you have probably read at least a dozen articles in the past two years claiming that artificial intelligence is about to transform safety on job sites. Some of those articles are right.

Site supervisor reviewing safety documentation with a subcontractor crew lead at a Canadian multi-trade construction site

subcontractor-safety-management-canadaApril 24, 2026 · 10 min read

How to manage subcontractor safety on Canadian construction sites

There is a version of this story that plays out on Canadian construction sites every year. A subcontractor worker gets hurt. The general contractor's first instinct is to say that the subcontractor is responsible for their own workers.

Construction safety officer reviewing pre-use inspection checklist beside a yellow excavator on a Canadian construction site.

Heavy Equipment SafetyApril 23, 2026 · 8 min read

Heavy equipment safety on Canadian construction sites

Between 2017 and 2022, vehicle and equipment contact killed 22 workers and caused 192 critical injuries on Ontario construction sites alone. That is one critical injury every eleven days from a single hazard category. Across Canada, the numbers are worse.