Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. has been fined $275,000 for an explosion that killed a worker at its mill in northern Ontario in 2011.
Blog Post #622 – Alert on Hot Work Released in PEI
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An incident in September 2011, in which a small business operator was severely burned after his clothing caught fire while operating a gas cutting torch has prompted the release of a new hazard alert on hot work.
Blog Post #621 – Ottawa Catholic District School Board Charged in Blast
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Charges have been laid following an explosion that claimed the life of an 18-year old student at Mother Teresa High School in Ottawa.
Blog Post #591 – Confined Space Safety Deficiencies Identified
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Investigators say the absence of an Occupational Health & Safety system and missed opportunities to remedy unsafe conditions contributed to the deaths of three workers and the life-altering injuries up to others at a mushroom composting farm in Langley, British Columbia in 2008.