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.
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.