Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A lucrative street market for opiates is feeding an increase in robberies at Edmonton pharmacies, threatening to put staff safety on the line.
Blog Post #535 – Algoma Tubes Inc. Fined $70,000 after Two Workers Were Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Algoma Tubes Inc., a manufacturer of steel pipe products based in Whitehorse, Yukon, has been fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured.
Blog Post #531 – Setting Sites on Eye Safety
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The BC ‘Construction Safety Alliance’ in New Westminster, British Columbia has teamed with several provincial and national partners to promote vision safety and eye safety among workers throughout the province.
Blog Post #530 – CRS Specialties Inc. and Supervisor Fined $59,000 after Co-op Student Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
CRS Specialties Inc., a Welland manufacturer of rebar bending equipment, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a student, working there as a co-operative education placement, was injured. A further fine of $4,000 was imposed on a supervisor for a similar violation of the act during the investigation of the incident.