Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The lack of a risk assessment, in addition to fatigue and task interruption, led to the death of a railway employee in Montreal in 2017.
Blog Post #1023 – Report Yields Recommendations in Saskatchewan
Excerpt from the OH& Canada magazine
The Saskatchewan coroners service 86 recommendations following the completion of its investigation into the fatal collision involving a coach bus carrying Junior hockey players from Humboldt Broncos and a semi-tractor trailer on a rural highway on April 6, 2018. The report, released on February 25, 2019 recommended the following:
Blog Post #1016 – Transportation Safety Board of Canada Releases 2018 Statistics
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Preliminary transportation-occurrence statistics for 2018 that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released on March 6, 2019 showed encouraging trends in air transportation, while marine and rail transportation had mixed results.
Blog Post #995 – New Rules for Construction Zones in Alberta
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Contractors in the province of Alberta are now required to cover speed-reduction signage in a construction zone when workers are not present and if there are no safety concerns.