Recycling Company & Director Fined $40,000 for Exporting Hazardous Materials
Environment Canada enforcement officers inspected two containers that were returned
Death of Migratory Birds in Holding Tank Results in $250,000 in Penalties
Environment Canada found 17 Mallard ducks in an open, above-ground,
Worker Is Shot by Fastening Gun
A worker performing sheet metal work was carrying a fastening
Workers’ Exposure to Formaldehyde Gas Results in $50,000 Fine
A worker was in the process of purging an injection
Chlorine Gas Leaks at Water Park Result in $100,000 Fine
A routine check of the chemistry of a water park's
New Charges in Lac-Mégantic Derailment Against Companies & Individuals
The federal government laid new charges in the 2013 train
Company and Owner Charged with Pesticide Violations
The government laid charges against a company and its owner
Worker & Company Fined for Fall Protection Violations
An inspector from WorkSafeNB saw workers not using fall arrest
Reduced Suspensions Warranted for Being Caught Sleeping on the Job
A nursing home suspended a maintenance worker for one day
Landscaping Company Fined $100,000 for Worker’s Fatal Fall GalleryLandscaping Company Fined $100,000 for Worker’s Fatal Fall
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Landscaping Company Fined $100,000 for Worker’s Fatal Fall
A worker for a landscaping company was walking up the
Project Manager Convicted of Criminal Negligence for Scaffolding Collapse
A project manager who oversaw a construction crew involved in
BRIEF SENIOR MANAGEMENT: A Good Track Record Doesn’t Prove Environmental Compliance
What determines due diligence isn't a company?s compliance track record, but what it did to prevent the environmental violation with which it?s charged.
NY Man Goes on Rampage in Ex’s Workplace & Then His Own
A recent incident in New York City demonstrates that all workplaces are vulnerable to violence--domestic and otherwise--at least to some extent.
Rare Creative Sentence Imposed in Nova Scotia Safety Prosecution GalleryRare Creative Sentence Imposed in Nova Scotia Safety Prosecution
Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Electrical, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training
Rare Creative Sentence Imposed in Nova Scotia Safety Prosecution
Creative sentences are pretty rare in safety cases. But here's a look at a recent safety case from NS in which the court did impose a creative sentence.