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.
Blog Post #1079 – Bruce Power Fined $110,000 After Worker Injury at Lake Huron Plant
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
At the Bruce “B” Nuclear Generating Station power plant on Lake Huron, near Tiverton, Ontario, a worker suffered critical injuries while performing maintenance on a generator at the power plant on February 1, 2016.
Blog Post #1077 – Company Fined $60,000 After Worker Falls from Peterborough Building
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Pro Renovations Solutions Inc. of Mississauga, was subcontracted to make repairs to an apartment building in Peterborough, Ontario. On November 01, 2016, a worker on a 10-storey building lost balance at the roof edge and fell to the ground, sustaining critical injuries as a result. The worker was not protected by any form of fall protection while on the roof.
Blog Post #1074 – Rise in Violence Preventable: Saskatchewan
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Workplace injuries caused by violence rose 16 per cent in 2018 in Saskatchewan. Some of these injuries could have been prevented if employers and workers had paid attention to and acted on the warning signs of aggressive behaviour, according to a WorkSafe Saskatchewan statement on June 25, 2019.