Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2016)
The Ottawa City Council has voted unanimously to petition the Ontario Labour Minister and Attorney General to push for criminal investigations and convictions regarding occupational health fatalities and serious workplace injuries, in accordance with 2004 amendments to the Canadian Criminal Code of Canada, known as the Westray Law.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2016)
The federal government has announced a new set of OH&S regulations to align Canada’s hazardous-material practices with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2016)
Manitoba’s public agency for preventing workplace injury and illness is warning workers of the risks of extreme heat, both outdoors and indoors without air conditioning. Safe Work Manitoba (SWM) issued a statement on July 20, 2016, suggesting measures to keep workers safe and comfortable.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Otter Energy Inc. was fatally injured at the workplace while performing a task associated with the installation of solar panels at the workplace. Otter Energy Inc. failed as an employer to ensure that every reasonable precaution was taken to prevent hazards to workers from energized electrical equipment, installations, and conductors.