A faulty gas-monitoring sensor is believed to have contributed to an incident in which 18 workers were exposed to a potentially deadly gas at a copper and zinc mine near Millertown, Newfoundland.
Month: February 2013
Blog Post #342 – Settlement for Harassed, Intimidated Workers in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A group of employees at a Nova Scotia tissue bank have been awarded $10,000 after they were found to have been intimidated and harassed on the job.
Blog Post #341 – Health Care Records High Absenteeism in New Brunswick – (2007)
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Original report from Jason Contant
A recent study of health care workers across the country shows that New Brunswick tops the sick-time list while Alberta posted the “healthiest” results.
Blog Post #340 – $1.5 Million Penalty for Workplace Accident in Alberta – Congratulations!
Posted by Shane Todd on January 30, 2013
SSEC Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Sinopec Shanghai Engineering, has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in relation to a workplace accident that killed two foreign nationals and injured three others in Alberta. The fine is widely being reported as the largest fine imposed for a workplace accident in Alberta.