Report from the United Steel Workers
Between 1943 and 1979, tens of thousands of Canadian workers, primarily in mining but also in other industrial workplaces, were compelled to endure toxic aluminum dust inhalation “therapy.”
Blog Post #1631 – Ontario Apologizes for Forcing Miners to Breathe in McIntyre Powder
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Winter 2023)
Ontario has apologized to mine workers in the province who were exposed to McIntyre Powder.
Blog Post #1585 – Workplace Fatality and Injury Result in $200,000 Fine for Trent Lakes, Ontario-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Buckhorn Sand & Gravel Inc. of Trent Lakes, Ontario is an operator of a limestone quarry.
Blog Post #1582 – Better Enforcement of Westray Law Needed: Feds
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (May 2017)
Report from Jeff Cottrill
The federal government has pledged to make greater efforts to enforce the Westray Law – a provision in the Criminal Code regarding criminal prosecution for negligence after workplace fatalities.