Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Alberta farm and ranch workers will be able to use older equipment and forgo the use of a seat-belt if it’s not practical under new rules that come into effect on December 01, 2018.
Blog Post #904 – Mohawk Garnet Inc. Fined $75,000 in Separate Incidents With Conveyors
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Mohawk Garnet Inc., operator of a mill in the City of Greater Sudbury, pleaded guilty and has been fined $75,000 after two separate incidents in which workers were injured by moving conveyor belts.
Blog Post #899 – New Coal Mine Gets Order in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour and Advanced Education issued 10 safety orders and 29 warnings to the Donkin underground coal mine, which opened in February, 2017, even though none of the Cape Breton Island mine’s violations have put workers’ lives at risk. The orders and warnings stemmed from six Department inspections between February 27th and June 15th of that year, according to a CBC News report from August 04, 2017.
Blog Post #889 – Essar Steel Algoma Inc. Fined $100,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Essar Steel Algoma Inc. has been fined $100,000 after three workers were injured in a steam explosion at a blast furnace.