Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2011)
Nova Scotia is upping the ante in its bid to enhance workplace health and safety by doubling the maximum fine for related infractions.
Blog Post #528 – Concerns over Propane Tank in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia’s department of education in Halifax is conducting a hazard assessment to determine if a propane tank in Nova Scotia, in close proximity to an elementary school is an acceptable risk to students and facility being built near the propane depot.
Blog Post #513 – Worker in Nova Scotia Involved in a Skid Steer Accident Survives
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Nova Scotia business owner was released from hospital following a January 4, 2011 incident in which he was under a skid steer after its supports gave way.
Blog Post#511 Fatalities, Lost -Time Rate Down In Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia is touting improvements on the oh&s front that helped reduce work-related fatalities to 21 last year in 2010 and to cut the lost-time injury rate by 16.5 per cent since 2008.