Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Konecranes Canada Inc., a company that services industrial cranes and lifting devices, pleaded guilty and was fined $125,000 after a worker was fatally injured by an electrical shock.
Blog Post #963 – Draft Cannabis Policy Released in P.E.I.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Prince Edward Island is approved, in principle, a new policy on medical cannabis as a treatment option for work-related injuries or diseases and is seeking feedback on the draft policy by September 2, 2018.
Blog Post #962 – Window Manufacturer Fined $150,000 After Worker Dies, Another Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A window and door manufacturer in Concord pleaded guilty and was fined $150,000 after one worker died and another was injured by material that fell from a work station.
Blog Post #961 – Stakeholders Consultation for PTSD in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Six key figures have emerged from stakeholder consultations by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia to gather feedback on developing regulations for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presumption for frontline and emergency-response workers.