Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Three workers were operating a mixer that makes sausages. As they were emptying the contents into two-wheeled bins at the outfeed to clean the mixer, one worker reached into the discharge hole, seriously injuring themselves. The accident occurred at the JBS Ontario Foods Inc. plant on Jamieson Bone Rd. Belleville, Ontario. JBS Ontario Foods Inc. is based in Calgary, Alberta.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2021)
Original Report from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
PART THREE
Canada’s legalization of cannabis in 2018 sparked a national conversation on substance use and the stigmas surrounding addiction.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Domm Construction Ltd., a company engaged in agricultural, commercial, municipal, and residential construction. was critically injured while performing duties at a construction site. Shawn Weltz, a supervisor, was also charged in the accident.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July, 2016)
An anonymous letter alleging safety concerns in Canada’s nuclear-energy sector has sparked an investigation by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The letter charges that the Commission and other authorities cannot make informed licensing decisions due to withheld information.