Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
Workplace injury insurance for Nova Scotia firefighters and their families will soon cover more types of cancer and heart attacks, the province said.
Blog Post #1556 – Workplace Fatality Results in $120,000 Fine for Lucan, Ontario-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured due to carbon monoxide exposure following a fire in an oil‐lubricated air compressor. OJB Industries Inc. of Lucan, Ontario, failed, as an employer, to ensure that measures and procedures prescribed by section 10(5) of Ontario Regulation 833, CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL AGENTS, were carried out at a workplace contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #1526 – Taming Toxic Fumes
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
“HRS Group inc. has hired a retired millwright, Jody Patterson, to be one of our trainers. He was also a health and safety representative for many years and is totally familiar with the requirements for safety programs and processes.
It is because of him I have decided to use this next report that deals with welding fumes and other airborne hazards that may occur around the welding process.”
Dan Beal
CHSEP – Advanced
Blog Post #1457 – Workplace Injury Results in $60,000 Fine for York Employer
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Ryder Material Handling ULC, was injured replacing battery cells on a forklift at the 1551 Weston Road, York, Ontario plant. While using a welding torch to melt a lead stick, a chemical reaction occurred harming the worker.