Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Mike Vallee, an employer who operated a demolition and salvage business, was fined $25,000 for contravening the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed and another seriously injured.
Blog Post #644 – Forklift Tipover Claims One
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A young worker was killed in a forklift rollover incident on June 12, 2012.
Shortly before 8:30 am, 19-year-old Herve Bernhard, an employee of Design Built Mechanical Inc., in Charla New Brunswick, was fatally injured when a forklift fell on him, Fidele Cormier, Assistant regional Director for WorkSafeNB’s northeast region.
Blog Post #628 – Province of Alberta Mulls PTSD Coverage
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
First responders in Alberta maybe one step closer to getting coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with the Progressive Conservatives’ (PC) victory in the provincial election on April 24, 2012.
Blog Post #616 – Eleven Farm Workers Perish in Collision
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
One of Ontario’s deadliest road accidents is turn the spotlight on how farm workers are transported to and from their jobs.