Excerpt From the OH&S Magazine — April 2010
The British Columbia operator of a remote copper-gold mine in the Yukon has shut the doors to two bunkhouse units after mold was discovered in their bathrooms.
Blog Post #41 – Enforcement Concerns Auditor
Excerpts from the Alberta Federation of Labour
A new report by the Auditor General of Alberta suggests that the province needs to drastically improve its approach to worker safety.
Blog Post #31 – An Example Bill C45 is Working and is Needed
We all remember the scaffold accident that happened near the end of Christmas Eve day at the end of 2009. Metron Construction Inc. had 5 employees on their swing stage and it broke sending 4 out of the 5 employees to their death, 13 stories below. The 5th employee received 2 broken legs and a crushed spine.
Blog Post #23 – Trench Accident on a Golf Course
A trenching accident happened on a golf course in Saskatchewan in 2008 during the installation of new water and sewer pipes. The Elkridge Golf and Conference Centre pleaded guilty to four charges after a worker was partially buried in a trench. They received a fine of $14,000.