Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The operator of a light-rail transit vehicle, in Calgary, escaped harm when a knife-wielding man took a run at him in the early hours of January 4, 2010.
Blog #444 – ‘Falls’ Target of Investigations in Whitehorse
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) has released its preliminary findings into three falls at two different work sites last year. One incident, at Marsh Lake on September 8, 2009, involved a construction company supervisor who sustained injuries to the head, ribs and one … Continue Reading
Blog #443 – TKPL & Associates Ltd. Fined $80,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
TKPL & Associates Ltd., operator of a grocery store in Sundridge, ON, was fined $80,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #442 – Gates Canada Inc. Fined $55,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Gates Canada Inc., an Alberta automotive part manufacturer, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.