Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2016)
A vehicle accident that killed a 33-year-old worker at a Yukon mining operation on June01, 2016, has spurred investigations by OH&S authorities, the RCMP and the Yukon Coroner’s office.
Blog Post #966 – Updated WHMIS Takes Effect in the Yukon
OH&S Canada magazine
Yukon workplaces must comply with the updated workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, (WHMIS) regulations, which apply to workplaces were hazardous materials or use, by December 1, 2018.
Blog Post #948 – Improvements Recommended for the Whitehorse Correctional Centre
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The final report of an independent inspection of the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC) is yielded 40 recommendations on how to improve the degree of programs and services and better serve inmates with mental wellness needs.
Blog Post #827 – Yukon Tire Centre Inc. and Worker Found Guilty
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Yukon judge has found a tire shop, a trucking company and a supervisor guilty of one workplace health and safety each, in connection with a worker fatality in 2011.