Contents Quarter 1 2021
2 CEO’s Message
7 Incoming ARHCA Chair
9 ARHCA Board of Directors and Committee Chairs
10 ARHCA Committee Members
12 ARHCA Staff
FEATURES
14 Standard General’s Safety Week 2020 is
One to Remember
Lifesaving Behaviours and Icons campaign stands the test of time
By Rae Thygesen, ARHCA
19 Bill 37
New year, new payment and lien requirements in the Alberta
construction industry
By James J. Heelan, Q.C. and Amy Deprato, Bennett Jones
23 Alberta WCB
Understanding the Cause of Your Worker’s Injury
Submitted by the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board
26 New Technology Could be a Virtual Bonanza
Virtual reality and augmented reality are still new technologies in
the construction sector, but could be game-changers in the not too
distant future
By Jim Timlick
33 Business Insurance Policies
What your company needs to know to navigate the coronavirus era
By Travis McElvany, HUB International
36 The Silver Lining of Productivity and COVID-19
An examination of the new normal post-pandemic COVID-19
Productivity Factor
By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Corporation
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
41 CONSTRUCTION LAW
Key Considerations for Construction Contracts and Disputes
By Elliot Smith and Lia Bruschetta, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
51 ADVOCACY
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