Posts Categorized As: Quebec Health and Safety

Blog Post #1352 – Employee Perishes in Fall

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Nov. 2015)

A construction employee was killed in a fall at a worksite in Montréal, when the platform in which he was standing suddenly overturned. The incident occurred on September 15, 2015 at the Champlain Bridge’s ice-control structure over the St. Lawrence River, according to the provincial police force, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ)

Blog Post #1220 – Montreal Boost Cabbie Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept., 2014)

Montreal’s taxi sector has adopted new policies that will beef up driver safety by equipping cabs with security devices. Montréal Mayor Denis Coderre made the announcement at a meeting with drivers, business owners and other stakeholders in the industry on June 30, 2014. The changes, which took effect in August, were spurred by a report released by the municipal government’s taxi commission in May.

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