This May long weekend is always an eagerly anticipated event, but it also comes at a time when farmers are beginning the…
Workplace Safety & OHS
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New Brunswickers who get injured on the job will soon get more money to help them get by. The Progressive Conservative government…
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B.C. enhances worker health and safety standards in mining sector
British Columbia has taken steps to bolster worker health and safety in the mining sector through recent amendments to the Health, Safety…
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Nearly 270 incidents: SaskPower reminds farmers to be careful when working near power lines
With the spring seeding season in full swing, SaskPower is urging Saskatchewan farmers to prioritize safety when working near power lines. During…
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Creative sentencing: Alberta company ordered to pay $144K to fund training videos, toolbox talk resources after worker injured
In a recent legal proceeding at the Edmonton Court of Justice, Marathon Underground Constructors Corporation was ordered to pay $144,000 following a…
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Saskatchewan puts spotlight on farm safety with proclamation of Agricultural Safety Week
The Government of Saskatchewan has officially designated March 10 to 16 as Agricultural Safety Week. The announcement comes as a reminder of…
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Legal battle over workers’ compensation for seasonal farmworker likely to continue after his death
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report The fight to compensate a seasonal farmworker injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is…
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Syncrude guilty in Alberta worker’s death, ordered to fund $390K in safety training initiatives
Syncrude Canada Ltd. has entered a guilty plea to a single charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) following…
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National survey identifies lack of training as biggest hurdle in workplace safety
A recent nationwide survey, the State of Safety, conducted among Angus Reid Forum members for the non-profit Threads of Life, reveals that…
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Richelieu Hardware fined $260,000 after worker injured by 4,000-pound crate of glass
Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd. has been fined $260,000 after pleading guilty to a safety violation linked to a workplace accident that seriously…