Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Noront Steel (1981) Ltd., of Copper Cliff, Ontario received critical injuries when a steel drum exploded into flames.
Blog Post #1250 – Lumber Mill Fatality in Chapleau Results in $250,000 Fine for Mill Owners
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Rayonier A.M. Canada Industries Inc., was killed while operating a loader with fork attachments. The mill was previously owned by Tembec Industries.
Blog Post #1249 – Gaps in Oversight Cited
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July, 2017)
Gaps in oversight and safety promotion in the fishing sector were cited as factors in the capsizing and sinking of the Bessie E. in Mamainse Harbour near Sault Ste. Marie last year, according to an investigation report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) published on June 21, 2017.
Blog Post #1248 – Transportation Safety Board Recommendations
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2017)
A Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) report, released on June 14, 2017, made three recommendations to Transport Canada (TC) on passenger-vessel safety, in connection to a 2015 incident which whale-watching boat capsized in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia.