Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2015)
The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) and Safe Work Manitoba (SWM) have jointly launched a program to enhance health and safety of workers in the trucking industry.
Blog Post #1419 – Workplace Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for an Alberta-based Belleville Employer
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Three workers were operating a mixer that makes sausages. As they were emptying the contents into two-wheeled bins at the outfeed to clean the mixer, one worker reached into the discharge hole, seriously injuring themselves. The accident occurred at the JBS Ontario Foods Inc. plant on Jamieson Bone Rd. Belleville, Ontario. JBS Ontario Foods Inc. is based in Calgary, Alberta.
Blog Post #1418 – Welder Dies from Injuries After Fall in Alberta
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2015)
A worker at a construction site in Lethbridge, Alberta, has died of his injuries after falling from a roof, according to information from the OH&S division of the province’s Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.
Blog Post #1408 – Workplace Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for Ayton-based Firm Company and Supervisor Plead Guilty to OHSA Violation
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Domm Construction Ltd., a company engaged in agricultural, commercial, municipal, and residential construction. was critically injured while performing duties at a construction site. Shawn Weltz, a supervisor, was also charged in the accident.