Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Original report from Jason Contant
A recent study of health care workers across the country shows that New Brunswick tops the sick-time list while Alberta posted the “healthiest” results.
Blog Post #340 – $1.5 Million Penalty for Workplace Accident in Alberta – Congratulations!
Posted by Shane Todd on January 30, 2013
SSEC Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Sinopec Shanghai Engineering, has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in relation to a workplace accident that killed two foreign nationals and injured three others in Alberta. The fine is widely being reported as the largest fine imposed for a workplace accident in Alberta.
Blog Post #338 – Above and Beyond – The WalMart Judgement
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
By: Samuel Dunsiger
January/February 2013
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The massive $1.46 million in compensation awarded last October to a former WalMart employee in Windsor, Ontario has cast a spotlight on bullying and harassment in the workplace.
Blog Post #337 – Manitoba WCB Warns Against Poor Heat Preparedness
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
When a heat wave hit the prairies a few years ago, an official with the Manitoba Workers Compensation Board said employers should have had a plan in place to protect people on the job.