Blog Post #1327 – Federal Budget Promises Intern Protections
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015)
The Canadian government has announced plans to protect unpaid interns from dangerous work scenarios.
Blog Post #1326 – Worker’s ‘Struck-by’ Injury Results in $70,000 Fine for Magna Subsidiary in St. Thomas
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.
Blog Post #1325 – Collision at Work Zone Claims Three Lives
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015)
Three teenagers have been killed and a flag person has been critically injured in a four-vehicle crash at a construction zone in Saskatchewan. The collision occurred on Highway six just south of the town of Spalding, about 200 km north of Regina.
Blog Post #1324 – Worker Falls 400 Ft to his death in the Township of Minden Hills
Excerpt from ptboscannerfeeds.ca
Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are assisting with a death investigation at a worksite in the Township of Minden Hills.