The union representing British Columbia ferry workers has voiced concerns that excessive vibration on board one particular vessel may be contributing to complaints of hip, thigh and foot pain among catering staff.
Blog Post #98 – Health & Safety Outside Canada
I have had the honour of suggesting changes in the Ontario, as well as the rest of Canada, health and safety legislation. The previous 99 blogs deal with Canadian content, specifically those in Ontario.
I thought it appropriate to complete the 100th blog with a recent example of an accident in the Galveston , Texas area. It just goes to show that health and safety is a 24/7 responsibility and occupational accidents have no borders.
I do not know the legislation and what laws are broken and it is my hope that someone from the great state of Texas will fill our readers in. Is it covered under Federal or State law? If I receive any follow-up on this particular incident I will forward it to the readers.
Thank you all for the dedicated readership during the first 100 blogs. The comments number over 6,900 as of today’s date, June 26, 2011 and it is my sincere wish to continue to provide quality blogs on health and safety for a long time to come.
Daniel L. Beal
Senior Trainer for HRS Group Inc.
Vice President
Blog Post #97 – Moonfleet Poultry Inc. Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Moonfleet Poultry Inc., a Guelph company that collects live chickens from farms and transports them to a poultry processor, was fined $50,000 today for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #96 – Laurentian Valley Fined $75,000 After Worker Seriously Injured
Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
The Corporation of the Township of Laurentian Valley, carrying on business as the Ottawa Valley Waste Management Board, was fined $75,000 on May 25, 2009, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was seriously injured.