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 #1130 – Worker Dragged by Vehicle, Company Fined $65,000
Excerpt from the Ontario government’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Orica Canada Inc., out of Toronto, was dragged some distance while the worker was still attached to safety equipment hooked up to a moving vehicle.
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.
Blog Post #1111 – 5 Ways to be Ready for a Safety Blitz
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Written by David Reiter and Cynthia Sefton
(David and Cyhthia are partners with Aird and Berlis in Toronto.)
Safety blitz is in Ontario occur when the Ministry of Labour (MOL) attends a workplace unannounced to inspect the workplace for Occupational Health & Safety Act compliance.