Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2015)
New Brunswick’s workers’ compensation authority has launched an initiative to improve worker safety in the waste-collection industry.
Blog Post #1424 – Leak Prompts Emergency at Vale’s Nickel and Copper Smelter
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2015)
An emergency was declared in Sudbury, Ontario, following the accidental release of nitrogen-oxide and nitrogen-dioxide mist into the outdoor air at Vale’s nickel and copper smelter on August 13, 2015.
Blog Post #1423 – Life Afterwards: by Samantha Frazer
This message/post was written by Samantha Frazer, the daughter of the man killed at MMFX Steel of Canada plant on January 20, 2009. I wrote about this particular accident in 2012, and can be read by pulling up blog post #227. It was just another in a long line of workplace fatalities but this message … Continue Reading
Blog Post #1422 – Workplace Fatality Results in $125,000 Fine for Vancouver-Based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by a third-party trucking company was fatally injured at the workplace belonging to CRM of Canada Processing ULC while onsite to remove a bin. CRM of Canada Processing ULC failed to provide information and instruction to workers.