Excerpt from the OH&S safety magazine (Jan. 2017)
The B.C. Nurses’ Union (PCNU) is demanding better policies to protect nurses and hospital employees after a man attempted suicide with a firearm in an emergency room.
Blog Post #1493 – Scrap Metal Recycler Fined $65,000 After Worker Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by American Iron & Metal Company Inc., was injured while unloading a dump trailer. The company failed to provide information, instruction and supervision to the worker on how to safely unload the trailer.
Blog Post #1492 – Workplace Injury Results in $175,000 Fine for Hamilton Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An in-running nip hazard on machinery was unguarded resulting in a critical injury to a worker. The employee worked for ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P., of Hamilton, Ontario.
Blog Post #1490 – Waste Management Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Canadian Waste Management Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario, was injured after reaching into the hopper of a waste collection truck while its machinery was engaged. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure the truck was equipped with, and guarded by, a guard or other device to prevent access to its moving parts.