Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2024)
The number of workplace fatalities in Nova Scotia decreased last year, according to the latest data from the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.
Blog Post #1600 – Woodstock Car Dealership Fined $125,000 After Worker Fatally Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Woodstock Ford, a car dealership and service centre, was fatally injured after falling from a stepladder. The company failed to take the reasonable precautions of ensuring that the worker worked from a ladder or platform designed to be used at the required working height, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #1599 – On-the-job Murder in Ontario Leads to $170,000 Fine
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
An Ontario company has been fined nearly $170,000 after one of its workers was murdered on the job.
Blog Post #1598 – Nova Scotia Expands Firefighters’ Presumptive Coverage for Cancer, Heart Attack
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
Workplace injury insurance for Nova Scotia firefighters and their families will soon cover more types of cancer and heart attacks, the province said.