Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2024)
The total injury rate in Saskatchewan for 2023 was 3.95 per 100 workers – an almost nine per cent drop from 2022 and the lowest rate in the province’s history, according to the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board. (WCB)
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Norfolk Disposal Services Limited of Waterford, Ontario was fatally injured after a waste collection truck tipped over on a collection route. The company failed to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to ensure they were able to operate the vehicle safely, as required by section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, contrary to section 66(1) of the Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2024)
Employers in Prince Edward Island continue to report high levels of overall satisfaction with the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board, according to new survey data.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Description of Offence: Two workers were injured when a section of an unbraced masonry block wall collapsed.
Fortis Construction Group Inc. failed, as a constructor, to ensure that the wall was adequately braced as required by section 31(1)(b) of Regulation 213/91, a violation of section 23(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.