Posts Categorized As: Farming

Blog Post #1274 – Concern Raised on Drug

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine (July 2017)

The federal Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Published the results of a recent Surgeon General review on using the drug mefloquine to prevent malaria in the military. According to a DND statement dated June 1, 2017 the military will now recommend mefloquine only if a CAF member requests it or if there are contraindications to prescriptions for other anti-malarial drugs.

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Blog Post #1241 – Mushroom Grower Fined $90,000 After Worker Pulled into Conveyor

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

 A worker suffered critical injuries after being caught and dragged into a conveyor on September 20, 2018. The worker was employed by Highline Produce Limited, a business that grows and sells mushrooms. The accident occurred at the company’s growing facility at 339 Conley Road, Wellington/Prince Edward County, Ontario.

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