Posts Categorized As: Labrador Health and Safety

Blog Post #1520 – Conviction Spurs Fine in Newfoundland

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017) The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works was fined $90,000 on December 22, 2016 following its conviction for violating five sections of the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. According to court documents, the conviction stemmed from an incident that had resulted in the death … Continue Reading

Blog Post #1291 – Lack of Signs Cited in Death

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (October 2014)

A lack of warning signs on a St. John’s highway caused a car to hit several road workers in 2011, killing one of them, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) stated in court.