Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee working at the IKEA retail store at 15 Provost Drive, Toronto, was critically injured while moving shopping trolleys. The accident happened on February 25, 2017.
Blog Post #1137 – Saskatchewan Strategy Eyes High-Risk Industries
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A new approach to preventing fatalities and serious workplace injuries was introduced in Canada’s Prairie province in December 2019.
Blog Post #1132 – Worker’s Death Results in $100,000 Fine for Campbellford Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A young worker died after a transport trailer fell while the worker was using a propane torch to melt and clear frozen ground around the trailer. The worker was employed at Mintech Marketing Inc., 64 Tanner Industrial Park, Campbellford, Ontario, a company that collects and resells post-production plastic and other waste products.
Blog Post #1129 – Ontario Unveils Program Rewarding Safe Employers
Written by Marcel Vander Wier, Editor of the OH&S Canada magazine
Ontario will reward it safe is employers with an estimated $140 million for excellence in Occupational Health & Safety, as part of a new program unveiled on November 22, 2019.