An expert offers tips on how to prevent building vandalism, suggesting the best method is to remove graffiti fast to avoid future tagging.

Burgeoning technologies may also come with unforeseen environmental contaminants and health impacts warns a new study from the United Kingdom's Royal College of Physicians.

UVGI technology is emerging as an effective tool in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections in Canadian hospitals.

The new collaborative office seems to be the answer to improved productivity and innovation; however, it introduces new issues of office cleanliness.

Hoteling stations come with not only financial benefits but ergonomics hazards. Experts explain how to ensure the safe use of shared desks.

The Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario says a recent conviction in construction worker deaths is only a partial deterrent.

December has been seasonably mild, so winter safety tips may not be top of mind for condo managers. But now is a good time to prepare for coming weather.

A spate of condo blazes in Alberta has reignited conversations about the perennial fire safety risk posed by cigarettes in multi-residential buildings.

Beyond the occupier's duty of care — a responsibility that property owners bear toward inhabitants, visitors and trespassers — landlords are also employers subject to health and safety regulations.

Canadian proponents have few committed resources to kick-start the proposed high-speed mobile public safety broadband network, whereas their American counterparts have been promised USD $7 billion (CAD $9.24 billion).

Owners/managers, general contractors, subcontractors and construction workers all have responsibility to address the risks of working in spaces such as manholes, tanks, vaults, drilled shafts, silos, pits or ducts.

Organizations could reduce workplace productivity losses by nearly half if they addressed the three types of barriers employees face in accessing mental health care, finds a CAMH study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Powerline Plus Limited, an overhead and underground utility contractor, pleaded guilty and was fined $80,000 following the injury of two workers who suffered burns while working on electrical equipment that had not been properly shut off.

Period load testing may be costly, but leaving a facility in the dark is costlier. An expert explains how to fix generator problems before outages occur.

A new study of worksite injuries in Ontario's ICI construction sector reveals that unionized workers report a higher number of minor incidents, while suffering fewer injuries that result in disability leaves than their non-unionized peers.

Ontario has committed $125 million to renewing critical infrastructure at 128 hospitals across the province.

With corporate wellness amenities on the incline in Canada, an expert offers tips for developing successful fitness facilities and programming.