Report from the OH&S Canada (Spring 2024)
IBC – stands for the ‘Insurance Bureau of Canada’
New commercial truck drivers who have not received adequate training are putting the safety of Canada’s roads and highways in jeopardy, according to a report from the IBC.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017) The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works was fined $90,000 on December 22, 2016 following its conviction for violating five sections of the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. According to court documents, the conviction stemmed from an incident that had resulted in the death … Continue Reading
Article by Jeff Cottrill – Editor of the OH&S Canada magazine
Article from the January 2017 edition
Note# – We can see as far back as 2017 there was a working need to enhance security for the TTC. (Dan Beal)
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Vitran Express Canada Inc., operating as National Fast Freight, of Concord, Ontario, a transport and logistics services company, was fatally injured when they were caught between a reversing truck and a trailer. Vitran Express Canada Inc. failed to ensure that a truck tractor provided had a functional back up alarm or back up lights, contrary to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.