by Doug Cook | Jan 21, 2022
January 21, 2022 ‘PLAN FOR 10’ Keep at least 10 feet (3 metres) away from high-voltage powerlines and conductors. If you work around high-voltage equipment, you need to be aware of the safe distance (limits of approach) to stay away from it. This safe Distance applies...
by Doug Cook | Jan 11, 2022
January 11, 2022 WHEN KEY MANDATES of the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) are to provide timely return to work and cost effectiveness, you know somebody is going to get hurt. That somebody, of course, is a worker. Oftentimes, it happens when the injured worker is...
by Doug Cook | Jan 5, 2022
January 5, 2022 WHILE SOME CANADIANS might still be scratching their head at the most recent election, there was some good news in the construction sector: two of the largest parties supported amending the Income Tax Act to finally end unfair treatment of skilled...
by Doug Cook | Dec 10, 2021
December 10, 2021 I’VE BEEN WRITING for Tradetalk for a long time. Sometimes under my own name. Sometimes co-authoring with a labour leader or two and sometimes under an alias if I was tackling a particularly salacious issue. I’ve always found writing for Tradetalk...
by Doug Cook | Dec 3, 2021
December 3, 2021 JOSH DUTRA’S NEW CAREER as an electrician is bittersweet. Dutra is one of several International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 members transitioning from their work with Ledcor (LTS Solutions Ltd.) to other work, due to the ongoing...
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