Category: Editorial

Construction Leaders Forge Strategies for Leveraging Innovative Health and Safety Technology

Health and safety directors within the construction sector are rapidly adopting new technology. However, during a recent session at the Building Transformations conference in Toronto, it was emphasized that the next generation of technology holds even more significant breakthroughs. Three panelists and moderator Dr. Joel Moody, Ontario’s chief prevention officer,…

The Dangers of Silica and The Rise Of Silicosis

Construction and demolition work can be dangerous due to the risk of inhaling harmful particles, as exemplified by the case of Juan Gonzalez Morin and Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez. These two men developed silicosis, a deadly lung disease, from inhaling crystalline silica particles released while cutting engineered-stone countertops. These particles, which…