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Health & Safety
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Freight train derails near Quebec Ontario border
SAINT-POLYCARPE, Que. – A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed Monday night in the town of Saint-Polycarpe, Que., just east of the Ontario border. Environment Ministry spokesman Stephane Degarie says 25 of the 95 cars derailed and there was no spill…
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On the Road
The horrific crash between a tractor trailer and a bus carrying a Saskatchewan junior hockey team on April 6 that claimed 16 lives shook Canada to the core. The accident was mind-boggling on many levels: the insanely high death toll…
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Ladder Safety in Construction
All workplace parties — employers, supervisors and workers — are responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and prescribed regulations. There are many factors to consider for the safe use of ladders on…
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Too Tall to Fall
Ladders could well be one of mankind’s oldest inventions. The image of a ladder depicted in a Mesolithic rock painting in Spider Caves in Valencia, Spain dates back to at least 10,000 years ago. While ladders are indispensable in many…
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Safety and Ladders
A ladder is a very simple and convenient piece of equipment for numerous industries, but ladders can also be very dangerous. Most of the danger comes not from the ladders themselves, but from how workers use them. “Every day, a…
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Stepping Up
A ladder is one of the most widely used equipment. Regardless of whether one is replacing a light bulb at home, giving the office a fresh coat of paint or working in an industrial setting like a warehouse or a…
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First-Aid Readiness and the Opioid Crisis
As World First Aid Day, an annual campaign to highlight the importance of first-aid training in preventing injuries and saving lives, takes place on September 8 this year, the findings of a 2016 Ipsos poll has raised the question of…
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The Importance of First Aid in the Workplace
Although all jurisdictions in Canada require workplaces to provide a first-aid kit, a first-aid attendant and training, many small-to-medium-sized businesses are still not complying with the law. Employers need to remember that many potential situations or medical emergencies can occur…
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Beyond Band-Aid
In every workplace, there is the potential for accidents to happen. As such, organizations must be prepared to re¬spond to incidents regardless of whether an injury or ill¬ness occurs in an office or a warehouse. “If somebody gets injured, it…
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First on the Scene
Injury prevention is important in every workplace, but being prepared also means being able to respond to an injury or medical emergency quickly and effectively. For a start, the need to provide some level of workplace first aid is mandated…
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Dump truck pulled from Halifax Harbour at site of fatal workplace incident
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour has confirmed that a dump truck pulled from the Halifax harbour on Wednesday is related to its investigation into a fatal workplace incident. The truck was removed from the water at the Fairview Cove…
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Nova Scotia judge to preside over fatality inquiry involving Afghan veteran
HALIFAX – A provincial court judge in Nova Scotia has been appointed to preside over the fatality inquiry into the deaths of Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond and his family. The Nova Scotia judiciary issued a statement Thursday saying Warren…
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Saskatoon company fined for breach of employment law in death of young worker
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon-based construction company has been fined $80,000 for its role in the death of a 19-year-old worker nearly two years ago. Carmont Construction Ltd. was fined in Saskatoon Provincial court on Thursday. The company pleaded guilty to…
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Transport Canada to make seatbelts mandatory on new highway buses by 2020
OTTAWA – Transport Canada says it will soon require all newly built highway buses to have seatbelts. The federal department said Wednesday it will make seatbelts mandatory on medium and large highway buses starting Sept. 1, 2020. “We’ve all heard…
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Calgary Stampede chuckwagon driver injured in tumble at start of race
CALGARY – A chuckwagon driver is in hospital after he fell from his rig during a race at the Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby. The Stampede says in a release that Obrey Motowylo suffered undisclosed injuries in Tuesday night’s eighth heat.…
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Parents of Humboldt Broncos player killed in crash sue truck driver, bus maker
REGINA – The family of one of the Humboldt Broncos players killed in a highway crash has filed a lawsuit alleging a semi-truck driver with inadequate training failed to stop at a flashing stop sign at a rural intersection where…
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Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within ‘toxic’ force
VANCOUVER – Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many lives. Catherine Galliford, who was one of…
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IndustrySafe Releases Initial Incident Reporting for its EHS Mobile App
July 10, 2018 — IndustrySafe, a leader in safety management software, is pleased to announce the release of its initial incidents form to the IndustrySafe mobile app. This app, first launched in December of 2017, now allows workers to record workplace…
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Just for Laughs drafts new anti harassment policy; acknowledges Rozon scandal
TORONTO – As Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival prepares to kick off on Wednesday, the company has released a new anti- harassment policy for employees and addressed the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding founder Gilbert Rozon. In a statement Monday, the…
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Man allegedly threatened coffee shop clerk over mistake in order: police
INNISFIL, Ont. – Police say a 75-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly threatening a coffee shop employee over a mistake in his order. South Simcoe police say officers responded to a call of a person pointing a firearm early…