Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) of Prince Edward Island issued a heat stress reminder on July 5, 2019 urging employers to take precautions to protect workers.
Blog Post #1082 – Nova Scotia Supports Home-Care Safety
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia is investing $1.86 million to support the purchase of safety equipment and education opportunities for home support workers, the provincial government announced on July 18, 2019.
Blog Post #1081 – Freight Company Fined $85,000 After Worker Suffers Permanent Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
At Consolidated Fastfrate Inc., a national provider of logistic services, including shipping and warehousing, on February 12, 2016, A worker who was operating a forklift struck another worker who could not be seen because the forklift operator had an obstructed view of the forklift’s path of travel. The injured worker suffered a permanent injury.
Blog Post #1080 – Law Against Violence Needed: Union
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Canada’s largest transit union is calling for federal legislation to protect transit operators in the wake of a brutal assault against a bus driver in Hamilton, Ontario.