Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (April 2017)
The Dollar Tree location in downtown Victoria was temporarily closed after an inspection by WorkSafeBC, because of crumbling floor tiles containing asbestos.
Blog Post #1557 – Asbestos Find Closes School
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (December 2016)
A primary school was evacuated and closed temporarily following the discovery of asbestos in the building on November 10, 2016.
Blog Post #1510 – Court Overturns Decision in British Columbia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
Original report by: Jeff Cottrill (Editor)
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently three out a decision by the provincial Supreme Court from a 2016 decision that rejected a WorkSafeBC order against an asbestos-removal contractor.
Blog Post #1507 – Asbestos Exposure Spurs Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, was fined $50,000 on January 13, 2017, after municipality employees were exposed to asbestos for 25 days while removing and replacing equipment in a well house at the Waterloo water-pumping station from October 02nd to the 27th in 2015.