Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Colacem Canada Inc., which operates a cement plant in Wendover, Ontario, pleaded guilty and has been fined $60,000 after a worker was injured by a conveyor.
Blog Post #847 – Cancer Linked to Firefighting
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Firefighters in Newfoundland and Labrador are looking forward to legislative changes that will allow them to claim workers’ compensation for cancer in the future, after a report by the province’s Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) recommends that cancer be considered a workplace hazard for career firefighters.
Blog Post #843 – Mining Company Fined Total of $365,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Lac Des Iles Mines Ltd. has been fined a total of $365,000 after separate incidents in 2014 in which one worker was injured and another killed due to the movement of mined material.
Blog Post #838 – Incident Claims Two in Sudbury
Excerpt from the OH&S Magazine
An industrial road accident in a remote area north of Sudbury has claimed the lives of two workers.