Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015)
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) has agreed to hear a complaint against a Tim Hortons location in a case that the United Steelworkers (USW) originally filed on behalf of Filipino employees of the coffee shop in December 2013.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015) Young workers are at a heightened risk of non-lost-time injuries and are less likely to speak up about dangers at work, a recent study concludes. The study examines self-reported, non-lost-time injuries or “Micro-Accidents” involving more than 19,000 workers aged 15 to 25 across Canada over a four-week … Continue Reading
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015)
The Canadian government has announced plans to protect unpaid interns from dangerous work scenarios.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured after being struck by a truck frame that was being moved by a crane. A warning audible alarm was sounded but automatically shut off. An investigation determined that the alarm should be re-set manually by an operator.