One year after COVID-19 became prevalent enough in North America to shut down many construction projects and require new jobsite safety protocols, efforts are still ramping up in Canada and the U.S. to get more workers tested and vaccinated, whether employer generated or government mandated.
Ontario is rolling out Covid-19 rapid antigen testing at construction sites across the province to quickly determine COVID-19 infection, with building contractor giant EllisDon piloting the effort late last year at its sites.