Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited (Gay Lea) pleaded guilty and has been fined $70,000 after a worker was injured by machinery.
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Blog Post #984 – Opioid Guidelines Tightened in New Brunswick
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
WorkSafeNB has tightened guidelines for prescription opioids used by claimants who are recovering from occupational injuries.
Blog Post #983 – LCBO Fined $100,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) was found guilty after a trial and fined $100,000 after a worker was injured and a LCBO location was found to have an unsafe work environment.
Blog Post #982 – Improved Access to Benefits in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Frontline and emergency-response workers and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will have easier access to workers’ compensation benefits starting from October 26, 2018, as changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act introduced last year no longer requires these workers to prove that their PTSD diagnosis is work-related.