Posts Categorized As: Hot Work Safety

Blog Post #1636 – Police Search for Answers at ‘Vast’ Quebec Explosion Site – Part 2

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Report from Google report July 07, 2025 A fatal explosion occurred at a Quebec fuel distributor, Propane Lafortune, in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan on January 12, killing three workers. The explosion, which involved a gasoline vapor ignition during welding repair work on a tanker truck, also destroyed the building. Details of the incident:  Cause: A welder was repairing cracks … Continue Reading

Blog Post #1526 – Taming Toxic Fumes

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)

“HRS Group inc. has hired a retired millwright, Jody Patterson, to be one of our trainers. He was also a health and safety representative for many years and is totally familiar with the requirements for safety programs and processes.

It is because of him I have decided to use this next report that deals with welding fumes and other airborne hazards that may occur around the welding process.”

Dan Beal

CHSEP – Advanced

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Blog Post #1337 – Explosion Claims Worker

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015)

A teenage worker was killed by an explosion that occurred at his worksite about 2 km south of Kinistino, Saskatchewan on November 03, 2015.