Asbestos

• About 26M pounds of asbestos, hazardous materials removed from Centre Block

  Officials say demolition work is essentially done as the renovation continues, including removal of around 12,000 tonnes or 26 million pounds of hazardous materials like asbestos.

  Canada

  Feb 7
  
• New Brunswick health authority faces asbestos-related charges linked to hospital

  New Brunswick’s health authority is facing four workplace safety charges for potentially exposing some employees at a Fredericton hospital to asbestos.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg Windsor Hotel cleanup complicated by asbestos and delays

  The Windsor Hotel in Winnipeg was left burned down early this week. Talks of cleaning up its debris point to a lengthy process ahead.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
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• Asbestos, mould, gas leaks in Milton courthouse force closure of in-person hearings

  Superior Court judges will not be presiding over in-person cases at a Milton courthouse because of a mould problem, along with a number of other health and safety concerns.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
• Asbestos removal protocol wasn’t strictly followed at Greenfield School: Edmonton Public

  Occupational Health and Safety found that the plastic barriers used at Greenfield School in May were not sufficient for asbestos removal.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2023
• B.C. to require license for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024

  British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors.

  Health

  Jun 9, 2023
• McGill University temporarily shuts down 3 buildings over asbestos discovery

  Montreal's McGill University says the Raymond, Macdonald-Stewart and Barton buildings on the Macdonald Campus will be off limits for at least two days due to asbestos.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
• WorkSafeBC imposes record-high single penalty of $710,488 for asbestos violations

  GFL Environmental Inc. has received a penalty of $710,488, for 'failure to provide workers with personal protective equipment when conducting asbestos abatement work.'

  Environment

  Sep 16, 2022
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• Hamilton’s Sir Allan MacNab school cancels classes due to asbestos concerns

  The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board said Tuesday that students of Sir Allan MacNab S.S. were sent home over asbestos concerns.

  Education

  May 3, 2022
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• Asbestos Manitoba’s top workplace killer: Safe Work

  Safe Work Manitoba is launching a new campaign aimed at reducing the deaths and serious injuries caused by the province's number one workplace killer: asbestos.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2021