Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
By: Jason Contant
The doors to a health clinic in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories were again fully opened one week after a mercury spill resulted in a partial shut-down.
Post #347 – Worker Buried when Earth Wall Collapses Dies
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The collapse of an earth wall, measuring 15 metres high and 18 metres wide, recently claimed the life of a dump truck driver at a construction site.
Randolph James Williams, a 47-year-old employee of Steph Trucking, was sitting in the cab of his dump truck at about 3:30 pm on February 14, 2008 when an earth pile crumbled onto the vehicle.
Post #344 – Barabco Supervisor Fined $12,000
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Dustin Greer, a supervisor with Barabco Design/Build Inc., a North York constructor, was fined $8,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker to be injured. He was also fined $4,000 for providing an inspector with false information.
Blog Post #341 – Health Care Records High Absenteeism in New Brunswick – (2007)
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Original report from Jason Contant
A recent study of health care workers across the country shows that New Brunswick tops the sick-time list while Alberta posted the “healthiest” results.