Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) of Prince Edward Island issued a heat stress reminder on July 5, 2019 urging employers to take precautions to protect workers.
Blog Post #1083 – Brampton Roofing Manufacturer Fined $65,000 After Worker Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On August 08, 2016, a worker working for I.G. Machine & Fibers Ltd., a company that produces residential and commercial roofing products, was pulled into the rollers of a laminator machine and suffered critical injuries.
Blog Post #1081 – Freight Company Fined $85,000 After Worker Suffers Permanent Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
At Consolidated Fastfrate Inc., a national provider of logistic services, including shipping and warehousing, on February 12, 2016, A worker who was operating a forklift struck another worker who could not be seen because the forklift operator had an obstructed view of the forklift’s path of travel. The injured worker suffered a permanent injury.
Blog Post #1080 – Law Against Violence Needed: Union
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Canada’s largest transit union is calling for federal legislation to protect transit operators in the wake of a brutal assault against a bus driver in Hamilton, Ontario.