OH&S Canada magazine
Yukon workplaces must comply with the updated workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, (WHMIS) regulations, which apply to workplaces were hazardous materials or use, by December 1, 2018.
Blog Post #965 – Worker Suffers Permanent Injury, Matrix Logistics Fined $70,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Following a trial, Matrix Logistics Services Ltd. has been convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $70,000 after a worker was seriously injured after being pulled into a moving conveyor belt.
Blog Post #963 – Draft Cannabis Policy Released in P.E.I.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Prince Edward Island is approved, in principle, a new policy on medical cannabis as a treatment option for work-related injuries or diseases and is seeking feedback on the draft policy by September 2, 2018.
Blog Post #962 – Window Manufacturer Fined $150,000 After Worker Dies, Another Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A window and door manufacturer in Concord pleaded guilty and was fined $150,000 after one worker died and another was injured by material that fell from a work station.