Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2023)
On May 14, 2024, Spiritwood Stockyards (1984) Ltd. pleaded guilty in Spiritwood Provincial Court to two violations of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
Blog Post #1667 – WorkSafeBC Recommends Changes to Improve Crane Safety in B.C.
Published by WorkSafe BC on: June 18, 2024
New risk-reduction strategy is based on a comprehensive review of crane safety and informed by stakeholder input and feedback.
Blog Post #1665 – Workplace Fatality Results in $225,000 Fine for Brampton-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Brampton Brick Ltd., of Brampton, Ontario; a manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete blocks, was fatally injured as a result of the company’s failure to ensure adequate machine guarding that prevents access to a pinch point in accordance with section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851. This is an offence pursuant to section 66(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #1663 – BCRSP and CRBOH streamline path to certification by both bodies
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)
On June 14, 2024, the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) ratified a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH).