

Ryerson University opens state-of-the-art building for OHS students
Next generation of safety professionals will get dedicated lab spaces
Ontario government introduces new measures to combat bullying in schools
Teachers will be trained in de-escalation techniques

Working at heights is top risk in greenhouse safety
WSPS studies promote evidence-based decision making in Ontario

Manitoba to include victims of sexual violence, stalking in workplace leave
Employment Standards Code amendments will include victims of interpersonal violence

Saskatchewan police hand out record number of distracted-driving tickets
Majority of convictions for illegal cellphone use

Safety urged ahead of lobster season in Nova Scotia
Fishing industry remains ‘dangerous profession’: Minister

Ontario government unveils program rewarding safe employers
UPDATE: WSIB program to provide employers with policy roadmap
Liquor store in Winnipeg closed temporarily after employees assaulted
Revamped store entrance will require customers to show photo ID

Alberta overhauls workplace rules for farms; small operations to be exempt
Proposed legislation reverses many rules put in place by NDP government

Employers can do more to address workplace fatigue
National standard could help address issue: CSA Group

Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment
Deceased was repeatedly called an ‘idiot’ by his boss: lawyer

B.C. Liberals table school bus seatbelt bill, while NDP waits on Ottawa
Chilliwack-area petition has 120,000 signatures pushing increased safety
Great Panther reports second mining fatality in less than two weeks
In-depth review of policy underway for Vancouver-based company

Workplace safety top priority for Ontario labour minister
Program rewarding safe employers to launch this month: McNaughton

Safety board confirms lingering design problem behind N.W.T. float-plane crash
Issue was well-known, but action was never taken
2019 NSC Congress and Expo attendance topped 15,000
Annual U.S.-based event is a global affair

Saskatchewan expands WCB coverage for firefighters
6 more forms of cancer to receive presumptive coverage

P.E.I. government reaches confidential settlement with whistleblowers
Process requires ‘built-in protection’: Premier
The end of dangerous working conditions starts with informed consumers
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Landscape company fined $45,000 after worker falls from ladder with chainsaw running
2018 incident in Muskoka left two workers injured