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
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.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Oct. 2016)
A company that runs a sour-gas plant in Mazeppa, Alberta, is incapable of responding to emergencies, due to an inactive leak-detection system and a shortage of staff, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) warns.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2016)
As the federal government moves forward with pot legalization, the national safety association for the upstream oil and gas sector is demanding the continued prohibition of marijuana use among employees in the industry, citing the drug as a workplace hazard.