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 #960 – Mining, Paving Companies Fined Total of $95,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two defendants, one a mining company and the other a paving company, pleaded guilty and have been fined $55,000 and $40,000 respectively after a worker was injured when a hopper containing sand toppled over.
Blog Post #959 – Nova Scotia Publishes Injury-Rate Figures
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Workplace injury continues to affect workers, employers and families in Nova Scotia despite progress over the long-term, according to the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia’s Community Report for the first quarter of 2018.