The enactment of Bill C-45 after the Westray disaster was supposed to change how serious safety incidents were prosecuted. Has it?

With the NHL playoffs starting, it’s a good time to revisit this blog from last year on managing the risk of concussions hockey players face.

It used to be the case that companies had one or two locations in the same general area. But these days, many companies are huge international organizations with multiple locations in several jurisdictions—and even different companies.
For example, in a recent poll, you told us that …

Canada’s Labour Minister hosted roundtables on workplace safety in the mining industry. The purpose of these roundtables, which included representatives of various worker and employer organizations, was to create an open dialogue on the leadership necessary to create safer and healthier workplaces across Canada.

Canada intends to implement a new international system for classifying and labelling chemicals called the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), which will impact the current MSDS and label requirements under WHMIS. (See the May 2009 issue for more details about the GHS.) The original goal of …

March 11-17 is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week. So now is as good a time as any to look at workplace safety on farms. This year’s theme emphasizes the continued development of safety protocols on farms. It completes the three-year Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) campaign …

Like many safety coordinators, you’ve probably worked hard to set up an OHS/EHS program that complies with the OHS and environmental laws and protects workers and the environment. But how do you know if your program is effective and still compliant? Answer: By auditing it.
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You have until April 13 to register for the WCB’s Workplace Health & Safety Conference, which will take place on April 27 in Charlottetown. The conference features workshops on a wide range of workplace safety topics, such as fall protection, stress management and eye safety, …

The United Steelworkers is calling for criminal charges against officials and management for the deaths of two workers last year at the Stobie mine. It also demanded that the government immediately establish a commission of inquiry into mine safety. The union’s own investigation into these …

The WSIB released its Strategic Plan for 2012-2016, which it hopes will help it become a modern organization. The WSIB’s 2012-2016 Strategic Plan aims to deliver better service to workers and employers in a financially responsible manner. The WSIB has refocused on supporting workers in …