Posted by Shane Todd on January 30, 2013
SSEC Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Sinopec Shanghai Engineering, has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in relation to a workplace accident that killed two foreign nationals and injured three others in Alberta. The fine is widely being reported as the largest fine imposed for a workplace accident in Alberta.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An oil worker died December 28, 2007 after being struck in the head by a large container lid at a drilling site about 35 kilo-metres southwest of Cardston, Alberta.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Alberta’s Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority was recently issued 15 compliance orders following provincial inspections of workplace facilities and a walkout by firefighters.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Alberta government has rejected a call by organized labour to establish an expert advisory panel on work-related safety in the oil sands following a fire on January 6 that injured five workers.