Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has launched a new internal whistleblower program to help tackle fraud and theft within its ranks.
Blog Post #234 – Seatbelts Saving Lives in Ontario for 36 Years
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
McGuinty Government Continues to Protect Ontario Families
Ontario’s seatbelt law celebrated its 35th birthday on January 1, 2011
Today, 92.8 per cent of all Ontarians buckle up – that’s up from just 17.2 per cent who wore seatbelts before the mandatory law took effect.
Blog Post #112 – Hauler Runs Over Truck
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A vehicle operator working at a bitumen operation in northern Alberta suffered fatal injuries when his pick-up was run over by a heavy hauler dump truck that weighed 350-tonnes.
Blog Post #22 – Operation Corridor Was a Success
The OPP, along with safety inspectors from the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of the Environment checked 1431 commercial vehicles on some of the busiest highways in Ontario during a successful 24-hour safety blitz. The final total of charges reached 355. This compares to 1,532 vehicles stopped and only 285 charges laid during the same time frame last year. Inspectors checked trucks for poor maintenance, environmental violations and any mechanical problems.