Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A member of the Chilliwack RCMP in British Columbia suffered leg injuries while preventing a teenager from being hit by an out-of-control truck.
Blog Post #514 – Pembroke Regional Hospital Inc. Fined $60,000 after Asbestos Violations
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Pembroke Regional Hospital Inc. was fined a total of $60,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after workers were not adequately protected against asbestos exposure.
Blog Post#511 Fatalities, Lost -Time Rate Down In Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia is touting improvements on the oh&s front that helped reduce work-related fatalities to 21 last year in 2010 and to cut the lost-time injury rate by 16.5 per cent since 2008.
Blog Post #510 – Brewers Retail Inc. Fined $175,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Brewers Retail Inc., a Mississauga company that owns and operates beer stores in Ontario, was fined $175,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed by methanol poisoning.