Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) in the Nanaimo, British Columbia released an equipment operation safety alert in early February, 2012 just two weeks after a worker was fatally injured by a grapple skidder.
Blog Post #594 – Warrant Issued to Employer for Asbestos Abuses
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia’s high court has taken the unusual step of issuing an arrest warrant to an individual alleged to have exposed workers to asbestos and then concealing the danger by forging reports.
Blog Post #591 – Confined Space Safety Deficiencies Identified
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Investigators say the absence of an Occupational Health & Safety system and missed opportunities to remedy unsafe conditions contributed to the deaths of three workers and the life-altering injuries up to others at a mushroom composting farm in Langley, British Columbia in 2008.
Blog Post #573 – Worker Pulled into Harvester
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A worker suffered crushing injuries on August 23, 2011 after being drawn into a potato harvesting machine at Hothi Farms Inc. in Delta, British Columbia.