Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A slab of cement on the inside of a concrete mixer fell on a worker, sending the 37-year-old man to a Calgary hospital with serious injuries on September 10, 2010.
Blog Post #80 – Study finds ‘Child Labour’ violations in Alberta
Excerpts from the Canadian OH&S News Magazine
A study suggesting potentially widespread labour malpractices involving children and adolescents in Alberta, including illegal employment, has elicited calls from the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) to beef up enforcement.
Blog Post #78 – Fatal school bus accident highlights need to screen drivers better: inquiry judge
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A judge who headed the inquest into a school bus crash that killed an Alberta girl says all drivers should have to disclose health issues, list medications they’re on and submit to random drug tests.
Blog Post #59 – Alberta Worker Injured in Eight-Foot Fall from Roof
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An employee helping to erect a permanent work camp near Wabasca, Alberta was injured on February 5 after he fell about eight feet from a roof.