Why Are Canadian Construction Costs So High? (2018)

Re:Why Are Canadian Construction Costs So High? (2018) by cylinder on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:54AM (#21625807)

Well if we can't afford to build things without killing people, we shouldn't be building things. Construction safety rules act as a check on liberal capitalism's growth obsession.

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Re:Why Are Canadian Construction Costs So High? (2018) by trasneoir on Monday November 25, 2019 @06:37AM (#21627200)

We can afford to manage risk, but not eliminate it. If we allow safety to rule us completely, we invite regulatory capture and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_flag_traffic_laws

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Re:Why Are Canadian Construction Costs So High? (2018) by refurb on Monday November 25, 2019 @01:01AM (#21625832)

You’re assuming new rules and regulations actually prevent injury and death. That isn’t necessarily so.

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Re:Why Are Canadian Construction Costs So High? (2018) by cylinder on Monday November 25, 2019 @01:36AM (#21625943)

Top four safest countries for construction are usually UK, Australia, NZ, Canada. They also have the most regulations on safety and a generally strong safety culture. Correlation may equal causation.

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Re:Why Are Canadian Construction Costs So High? (2018) by smabie on Monday November 25, 2019 @06:13AM (#21627070)

I guess we better just live without anything then. You can’t build anything without there being a risk of injury or death. Just like how you can’t walk down the street without risk of injury or death.

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