Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The operator of a light-rail transit vehicle, in Calgary, escaped harm when a knife-wielding man took a run at him in the early hours of January 4, 2010.
Blog Post #390 – No Charges in Oil Site Death in Alberta – (What, not again?)
Article first Published by the OH&S Canada magazine
March 2009 – Andrew D’Cruz
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Provincial officials in Alberta have opted not to pursue charges in connection with the death of a worker last April at the Muskeg River site, then jointly operated by Shell Canada and Albian Sands Energy Inc.
Christopher Allen Vanmoorsel, 26, died at about 8 pm when a 280-tonne heavy-haul truck ran over the pick-up truck he was driving near a work site 75 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The Caterpillar 797B is one of the largest mechanical dump trucks, measuring 10 metres wide, 14 metres long and seven metres tall when empty.
Blog Post #387 – Inquiry Findings in Worker’s Murder Released
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The justice presiding over a public inquiry into the murder of a young social worker in Lethbridge, Alberta more than six years ago has recommended that provincial group homes strengthen safety training and procedures.
Post #370 – Worker Injured Removing Shoes from Power Line
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.