Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (October 2016)
The Alberta Ministry of Labour laid four charges against a recycling firm on August 17, 2016 over an incident in Edmonton two years.
Blog Post #1443 – Workplace Injury Results in $110,000 Fine for Concord Employer
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was attempting to do a quality check on a vertical wire drawing machine. The machine was located on an elevated platform accessible by a stairway with six steps. While climbing the stairs to perform the task, the worker lost their footing. When instinctively extending their arms to brace their fall, the worker’s gloved hand came in contact with the moving wire, injuring the worker. Indwisco Limited failed to ensure the machine had a guard or other device to prevent access to the pinch points as prescribed.
Blog Post #1442 – Call for Pot-Use Ban
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2016)
As the federal government moves forward with pot legalization, the national safety association for the upstream oil and gas sector is demanding the continued prohibition of marijuana use among employees in the industry, citing the drug as a workplace hazard.
Blog Post #1441 – Workplace Fatality Results in $125,000 Fine for Vancouver-Based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by a third-party trucking company was fatally injured at the workplace belonging to CRM of Canada Processing ULC while onsite to remove a bin. CRM of Canada Processing ULC failed to provide information and instruction to workers.