Article from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A British Columbia reforestation company has been ordered to pay more than $232,000 after the province’s labour ministry discovered violations ranging from unpaid wages to unauthorized deductions.
Blog Post #287 – Confined Space and its Hazards – Death by Design
Article from the OH&S Canada Magazine
By: Jason Contant
On the morning of September 5, 2008, a plumber was called to A-1 Mushroom Substratum Ltd. in Langley, British Columbia for the second time in as many days. There, he found an intake pipe at the bottom of a pump shed completely blocked and informed a supervisor at the mushroom composting facility that a company with expertise in sewer pump-out would be needed.
Blog Post #101 – Canada Day Blog 2011 – Ship Vibration A Real Pain For Vessel Workers
The union representing British Columbia ferry workers has voiced concerns that excessive vibration on board one particular vessel may be contributing to complaints of hip, thigh and foot pain among catering staff.