TORONTO, Ont. – The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) in Toronto has invited Dr. Linda M. Goldenhar, the director of research and evaluation at the Center for Construction Research and Training in Silver Spring, Md., to speak at the Institute’s annual Alf Nachemson Memorial Lecture this year. Dr. Goldenhar, an expert in health and safety in the construction sector, will use the Nov. 1 lecture at Toronto’s Design Exchange to share the results of her research, according to an IWH media release. The lecture will also explain tools that are now available to improve safety culture, climate and leadership in the industry. “Targeting high-hazard sectors is one of the strategic workplace health and safety priorities of the Ontario Ministry of Labour,” the release stated, calling Dr. Goldenhar’s upcoming appearance “timely.” Approximately 30 per cent of occupational fatalities in Ontario occur in construction, which represents about seven per cent of employment in the province, according to the IWH.