Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
Workplace injury insurance for Nova Scotia firefighters and their families will soon cover more types of cancer and heart attacks, the province said.
Blog Post #1597 – Workplace Injury Results in $55,000 Fine for Windsor Manufacturer of Aluminum Products
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured while operating a saw on an aluminum extrusion press. Can Art Aluminum Extrusion Canada Inc. failed to ensure the measures and procedures prescribed under section 24 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #1595 – Work Refusal Leads to Layoffs
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2017)
A recent work refusal at Sterling Fuels Ltd. in Windsor, Ontario caused the company to suspend work temporarily for most of the ship-offloading and loading staff.
Blog Post #1593 – Workplace Death Results in $60,000 Fine for Sarnia Recycling Facility
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured while replacing a faulty hydraulic hose on a forklift. Revital Polymers Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure the forklift was not left unattended, contrary to section 58 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments and a violation of section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.