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Taking Refuge

In September of 2012, wooden cable frames at a potash mine in Rocanville, Saskatchewan, caught fire, trapping 20 workers underground. From inside the mine, the workers were able to communicate with the outside world and stay safe, despite being...
Jun 4, 2013


Redefining the Workplace

More than three years after a washroom privacy wall collapsed and killed a teenager, the Ontario Court of Justice has found the City of Guelph not guilty of a workplace safety infraction.
Jun 4, 2013


Up in Arms

On December 14, 2012, the massacre of 20 students and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut made headlines around the world.
Apr 11, 2013


A Healing Space

Good spatial design can boost the efficiency and well-being of nurses by reducing the challenges posed by physical configurations that can lead to fatigue and errors, says a study published in January by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Apr 11, 2013


Deadly Mimicry

The women working in the heart of the automotive district in southern Ontario are unlike any other autoworkers in the world.
Feb 27, 2013


Going Underground

With any change, there is always someone who believes that the old ways are still the best.
Feb 27, 2013


Silence on the Floor

The recent meat recall at XL Foods Inc. in Brooks, Alberta is not wanting in superlatives.
Jan 10, 2013


Above and Beyond

The massive $1.46 million in compensation awarded last October to a former WalMart employee in Windsor, Ontario has cast a spotlight on bullying and harassment in the workplace.
Jan 10, 2013


On the Brink

Dean Purdy has been working as a guard at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre for a quarter of a century now. For the first fifteen years of his tenure, he says he could count the number of assaults on corrections officers and...
Dec 3, 2012


Staking Claims

WorkSafeNB is digging deep into its pockets to pay back nearly $4 million to workers’ compensation claimants following a recent ruling from the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, which found that the board had improperly clawed back injury...
Dec 3, 2012


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