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.
Blog Post #963 – Draft Cannabis Policy Released in P.E.I.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Prince Edward Island is approved, in principle, a new policy on medical cannabis as a treatment option for work-related injuries or diseases and is seeking feedback on the draft policy by September 2, 2018.
Blog Post #957 – Board Concludes Cancer-Claims Review
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
the conclusion of a review of past cancer claims against former General Electric (GE) workers in Peterborough, Ontario so the acceptance of 71 claims that had been previously denied. The previous decision was upheld in a further 105 claims for others being abandoned.
Blog Post #919 – ArcelorMittal Dofasco Fined $60,000 After Worker Loses Consciousness
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Steel producer ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. was fined $60,000 after a worker was overcome by gas fumes and lost consciousness at the company’s Burlington Street East plant.