Posts Tagged As: CSSE

Blog Post #243 – National Day of Mourning overshadows rising fatalities

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine

April 28th, the National Day of Mourning, is a time for Canadians to remember those who have died at work, but the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) says with fatality rates on the rise, it is also a time to realize the need for change.

Data from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada shows that worker fatalities have been increasing since 1993, when there were a total of 758 fatalities across the country, to 1,014 last year – almost three people every day. There have been more than 16,000 worker fatalities since 1993.

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Blog Post #242 – Essar Steel Algoma Inc. Fined $325,000 in Total for Fatality and Failing to Maintain Safety Equipment

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Essar Steel Algoma Inc. was fined $300,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that caused a worker’s death. The company was fined another $25,000 for a different OHSA violation after a worker was injured in a separate incident.

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