Workplace Safety & OHS

A New Jersey construction worker who suffered severe injuries from a 30-foot fall at a worksite has reached a $4 million settlement …

West Coast Scaffolding has been fined $350,000 after pleading guilty to a violation of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act in …

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the legality of mandatory pre-placement and random alcohol and drug testing for safety-critical workers at …

A fatal workplace incident at Heritage Inn in Saskatoon has drawn condemnation from UFCW Canada Local 1400, which represents unionized workers locked …

A proposed law aimed at protecting workers from heat-related hazards in the workplace received public support this week from the Ontario Federation …

SPI Health and Safety, a Blainville, Que.-based provider of personal protective equipment (PPE) and occupational health and safety (OHS) services, announced its …

Global Sports Resources Ltd. has been fined $200,000 after pleading guilty to a safety violation under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) …

Two companies have been fined after a December 2022 workplace incident near Major, Sask., left a worker seriously injured. Strathcona Resources Ltd. …

A COVID-19 screener who claimed that repetitive use of industrial hand sanitizer pumps — as many as 600 times daily — contributed …

SaskPower has been ordered to pay $840,000 in penalties following a 2020 workplace accident that left two workers dead. The sentencing took …