Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Admiral Welding & Mfg. Inc., a Beamsville-based company, was fined $40,000 on July 16, 2010, for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a co-op student was injured.
Blog Post #220 – 6 Steps for Orienting New Workers
By the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
The first month in a new job can be a risky one, as these workers are five to seven times more likely to be injured than experienced workers. A common misconception about the higher rate of injuries among new workers is that age is a factor. However, it has nothing to do with age. It’s because the worker is new to the job and needs proper orientation and training to be safe and successful. As university, high school and migrant workers flood into Ontario workplaces, take advantage of this timely opportunity to keep them safe.
Blog Post #219 – Trailer blast claims one, injures another Alberta worker
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Alberta worker is dead and a fellow employee was injured during an explosion inside a tanker trailer on February 3, 2008.
Blog Post #218 – Worker Suffers Fatal Crushing Injuries in Alberta – Lakota Drilling Partnership
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An oil worker died December 28, 2009 after being struck in the head by a large container lid at a drilling site about 35 kilometres southwest of Cardston, Alberta.