Workplace Safety & OHS

By Allison Jones Ontario is planning to create a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 for employers repeatedly convicted of fatal and other serious …

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released new guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers exposed to electrical …

A commercial food processing company is facing 26 charges after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina …

By Milad Haghani, UNSW Sydney Australia’s construction industry employs more than 1.3 million workers. That’s about 9% of the workforce. But construction …

Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would expand presumptive cancer coverage for firefighters, reducing the required years of service for kidney …

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Concerns about campus security are growing as Brandon University professors question why it’s taking so long …

The Manitoba government has reinstated the Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health, appointing 13 members to advise on occupational safety issues, …

The Ontario government announced today it will return more than $2.5 billion to workers and businesses through Workplace Safety and Insurance Board …

A manufacturing company has been fined $100,000 by a Saskatchewan court following a workplace incident in which a worker was seriously injured …

Nearly 70 per cent of Canadians acknowledge speeding in residential areas at least once in the past year, while half report regularly …