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Blog Post #1723 – Three Companies Fined in 2022 Death of Worker in Northern Alberta

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2025) as originally reported by the Canadian Press

Three companies have been fined $1.2 million over a workplace death in northern Alberta.

Suncor Energy Services Inc., Joy Global Canada Ltd., and NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd. each pleaded guilty to a charge under Alberta’s occupational health and safety rules.

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Blog Post #1718 – PPE Management is Generally Strong, Yet Compliance Issues Persist: Survey

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2025)

  1. J. Keller & Associate, Inc., a provider of safety and compliance solutions, and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)recently joined forces to conduct a comprehensive study on top challenges when it comes to managing PPE procurement and proper usage.

The results of the study, titled “2025 PPE Pain Points Study: Top Trends and Challenges,” were released today. Respondents qualifying to take the survey in October 2024 had responsibility for purchasing and/or managing PPE across a range of industries.

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Blog Post #1715 – Concord Company Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Camp Forming Ltd. of Concord, Ontario, a concrete forming contractor, was injured while cleaning a conveyor while its belt was moving. The company failed, as an employer, to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health or safety of the worker, contrary to section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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