Report from OHS Insider
A safety coordinator can have the best, most innovative safety programs in mind. But without the money to implement those programs, they may never see the light of day–and workplace safety may suffer as a result.
Blog Post #271 – Protests Concerning over-crowded Jails, Staffing Shortages
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
By: Jason Contant
Correctional officers from across Ontario held a demonstration at the North Bay Jail recently to raise concerns surrounding prison overcrowding, under-staffing issues and violence in the workplace at provincial prisons.
Blog Post #265 – EFCO Canada Co. and Engineer Fined $135,000 Total after Workers Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
EFCO Canada Co., a supplier of steel form products and services, was fined $125,000 on November 26, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused workers to be injured. James McGerrigle, a professional engineer with the company, was fined $10,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #218 – Worker Suffers Fatal Crushing Injuries in Alberta – Lakota Drilling Partnership
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An oil worker died December 28, 2009 after being struck in the head by a large container lid at a drilling site about 35 kilometres southwest of Cardston, Alberta.