Behind The Fences

• N.S. Labour Department investigating after construction worker is impaled by uncapped rebar

  According to the site's owner, the worker slipped on ice on the top floor of the development at 370 Gary Martin Drive.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2020
  
• N.S. issues warnings, creates new safety initiative after Global News construction investigation

  Occupational Health and Safety Division staff inspected 26 construction sites and reprimanded three Halifax-area contractors for operating unsafely.

  Investigations

  Dec 13, 2019
  
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• Nova Scotia inspects construction sites filmed in Global News investigation

  "It confirms what we already know and what we work very hard as a department to curb," Labour and Advanced Education Minister Labi Kousoulis told Global News.

  Investigations

  Sep 13, 2019
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• Dartmouth family urges construction workers to ‘say no’ to unsafe work

  Brandon Alcorn had been working in construction for around eight months, when on March 13, 2018, he fell at a site in the Dartmouth Crossing shopping area and suffered irreparable brain damage.

  Investigations

  Sep 11, 2019
• ‘It’s the Wild West’: Sources say fear underlies silence on Nova Scotia construction sites

  As a Global News investigation shines a spotlight on construction safety in Nova Scotia, workers say fear is a factor in their silence on hazards that sometimes put their lives at risk.

  Investigations

  Sep 10, 2019
• EXCLUSIVE: Sources identify ‘huge risk’ on Nova Scotia construction sites

  The footage was shot and obtained in the Halifax area between July and August with assistance from whistleblowers, and raises serious questions about compliance with safety regulations in Nova Scotia.

  Investigations

  Sep 9, 2019