Police in Halifax are investigating after a 19-year-old woman died at a Walmart store in the city’s west end. Officers were called to the store on Oct. 19 at around…
Bakke Contracting Ltd. has been fined $125,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation that resulted in a serious injury to a worker. The penalty, handed down by Moose…
By Annette Greenhow, Bond University and Stephen Townsend, The University of Queensland In September 2023, an Australian Senate committee released a landmark report on concussions and repeated head trauma in…
A Calgary-based steel fabrication company has been fined $200,000 in connection with the death of a worker at its facility in 2021. Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count…
BendPak Inc. has expanded its line of ergonomic work seats with three new models, aimed at enhancing worker comfort and reducing strain in various industries, including automotive, aviation, and manufacturing.…
A Quebec-based company has been fined $80,000 after a worker was critically injured in an industrial accident at a hydroelectric project in Iron Bridge, Ont. Andritz Hydro Canada, a supplier…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released a report today detailing how human error and insufficient verification processes contributed to a train collision involving Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) near…
Workers who have previously experienced a work-related injury are more likely to suffer opioid poisonings and other opioid-related harms than the general population, according to a new study by the…
EarthCam has introduced the Mobile StreamCam IoT with Air Health, a camera system that combines advanced air quality monitoring with high-resolution live video streaming to enhance worker safety on construction…
By Julia Sacco | The Lake Report Two contractors were injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake last Monday morning after being struck by a falling tree — with one taken to…
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