Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
By: Jason Contant
An Alberta worker was injured when he tried to remove an article from an overhead power line and received an electrical shock.
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Post #357 – Employer Fined $26,000 Total after Multiple Convictions
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Lushington Grant, sole proprietor of Mississauga-based Century Estates, was fined $26,000 on June 24, 2011, after being convicted of multiple violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Post #356 – Ensure that Machine Safety Fits like a Glove
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
By: Jean Lian
The age-old caution to “Watch your hands!” is oft-heard by inquisitive children with a propensity to touch everything they see. But that advice can serve adults just as well.
Post #355 – Stop, Look: Tips to Avoid Crossing Collisions
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
On a snowy morning last December 23, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) train was approaching a highway rail crossing north of Lamont, a small agricultural town east of Edmonton, when a tanker truck slammed into one of the 56 grain cars, causing it to derail.