Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
By: Jason Contant
An Alberta worker was injured when he tried to remove an article (shoes) from an overhead power line and received an electrical shock.
Month: April 2013
Post #369 – Somerville Fined $50,000 after Fire
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Robert B. Somerville Co. Limited, a King City pipeline contractor, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in a fire.
Post #368 – Fatigue – A Road Safety Killer
Your eyelids feel heavy. You’re getting sleepy, very sleepy. Hope you’re not driving.
Unfortunately, for a chunk of Ontario drivers involved in vehicle collisions, sleepy they were. A report released by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and members of the Highway Safety Roundtable in February notes almost 20 per cent of all fatal vehicle accidents in the province involve fatigued drivers.
Post #367 – Workers Back on the Job Following Leak
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine
Written By: Jason Contant
SPRINGBROOK, PEI
Approximately 20 workers at a Springbrook, Prince Edward Island company that ships and grows fresh shellfish were back on the job after being exposed to high, but as-yet undetermined, levels of carbon monoxide (CO).