Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU) is calling for action against continued violence against workers in the healthcare sector, following an incident at the Saint John Regional Hospital.
Blog Post #674 – Explosion in Refinery Injures Worker
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An over-pressurized tank at an oil refinery in New Brunswick led to an explosion that sent one worker to hospital with minor injuries.
Blog Post #644 – Forklift Tipover Claims One
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A young worker was killed in a forklift rollover incident on June 12, 2012.
Shortly before 8:30 am, 19-year-old Herve Bernhard, an employee of Design Built Mechanical Inc., in Charla New Brunswick, was fatally injured when a forklift fell on him, Fidele Cormier, Assistant regional Director for WorkSafeNB’s northeast region.
Blog Post #564 – New Brunswick Okays Policy
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The high court of New Brunswick has ruled that if a work environment is considered inherently dangerous, there is no need for evidence of an existing alcohol problem before implementing a random testing policy.