Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Toronto will review more than 300 claims filed by rubber workers in the Kitchener-Waterloo area since 2002 that had not previously been allowed.
Blog Post #1003 – Roofing Firm Fined Over Fire
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour issued an $80,000 fine to a roofing company in Ottawa on January 7, 2019 after workers suffered critical injuries on a rooftop balcony.
Blog Post #968 – Process Safety Targeted
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Process safety is the focus of WorkSafeBC’s new
initiative to prevent low-frequency, high-consequence events like catastrophic
fires, explosions and chemical releases.
Blog Post #966 – Updated WHMIS Takes Effect in the Yukon
OH&S Canada magazine
Yukon workplaces must comply with the updated workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, (WHMIS) regulations, which apply to workplaces were hazardous materials or use, by December 1, 2018.