Category
Hazmat
News
June 23, 2015
Wheel defect led to 2014 derailment and fire: TSB report
Damage was missed in wheel’s ultrasonic testing in 1991, safety board says
News
June 9, 2015
Minister proposes amendments to dangerous-goods regulations
Changes to improve reporting requirements and make data collection more complete
Voice
September 25, 2014
A Fractured View
A report out of the United States, which found…
News
March 17, 2014
NEB approves pipeline project amidst protests
(Canadian OH&S News)
News
October 15, 2013
Hearings held to discuss pipeline reversal proposal
(Canadian OH&S News)
Feature
August 28, 2013
Picking up the pieces
In the immediate aftermath of an explosion at a fertilizer plant involving ammonium nitrate in West, Texas, there was no shortage of blame over what could have been done to prevent a catastrophe that left a trail of destruction in the town of…
News
July 8, 2013
Blitz highlights need for late-night worker protection
N.L.
Feature
September 7, 2011
In the Eye
On its own, a disaster can exact a heavy toll. But single events are often exacerbated by compounding occurrences, creating a line of falling dominoes that can combine to drive human, financial and property costs higher still.
