Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
British Columbia has introduced legislation designed to help workers safe from asbestos.
Blog Post #1563 – Asbestos Risk Closes Store
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (April 2017)
The Dollar Tree location in downtown Victoria was temporarily closed after an inspection by WorkSafeBC, because of crumbling floor tiles containing asbestos.
Blog Post #816 – Asbestos Cited as Culprit in Many Quebec Workplace Deaths
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A majority of work-related deaths in Quebec in the first seven months of 2009 were the result of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, note statistics released by the Confederation des syndicats nationaux (CSN).
Blog Post #592 – Employer Fined for Failure to Train, Equip Worker in Asbestos Removal
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employer who allowed a worker to remove asbestos materials without ensuring the worker was trained and had appropriate equipment has pleaded guilty in court and fined a total of $25,000.