Posts Categorized As: Federal

Blog Post #1405 – City of Ottawa Lobbies for Enforcement

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

The Ottawa City Council has voted unanimously to petition the Ontario Labour Minister and Attorney General to push for criminal investigations and convictions regarding occupational health fatalities and serious workplace injuries, in accordance with 2004 amendments to the Canadian Criminal Code of Canada, known as the Westray Law.

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Blog Post #1389 – Report Fingers Lack of Training, Oversight

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2016)

Report Written by Jeff Cottrill – Editor

A report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) attributes responsibility for a helicopter crash that killed four people aboard in Moosonee, Ontario three years ago to air-ambulance company Ornge Rotor-Wing and Transport Canada.

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