Posts Categorized As: Electrical Safety

Blog Post #1402 – Letter Voices Nuclear-Safety Concerns

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July, 2016)

An anonymous letter alleging safety concerns in Canada’s nuclear-energy sector has sparked an investigation by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The letter charges that the Commission and other authorities cannot make informed licensing decisions due to withheld information.

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Blog Post #1399 – Workplace Fatality Results in $100,000 Fine for Picton Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker employed by Otter Energy Inc. was fatally injured at the workplace while performing a task associated with the installation of solar panels at the workplace. Otter Energy Inc. failed as an employer to ensure that every reasonable precaution was taken to prevent hazards to workers from energized electrical equipment, installations, and conductors.

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