Worker in Training Burned; Employer Fined $60,000
A worker at a manufacturing plant was being trained on
Owner of Roofing Company Fined $23,800 for Worker’s Fatal Fall
A worker employed by a roofing company fell from a
Failure to Properly Clean up Mould Will Cost Company
Extensive mould contamination was discovered at the Dawson City Wastewater
Fatigue, Sleep Apnea May Have Been Factors in NY Train Derailment GalleryFatigue, Sleep Apnea May Have Been Factors in NY Train Derailment
Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Fatigue, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, Safety Management, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving, Workers' Compensation
Fatigue, Sleep Apnea May Have Been Factors in NY Train Derailment
The fact an engineer dozed off appears to be a factor in a fatal train derailment. Learn why you should manage worker fatigue in your workplace and how to do so.
ECI’S 8TH ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases Involving the Due Diligence Defence GalleryECI’S 8TH ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases Involving the Due Diligence Defence
Airborne Hazards, Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Ergonomics, Fire & Explosives Safety, First Aid, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Hot Work / Welding, JURISDICTION, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Québec, Return-To-Work, Scorecards, TOPIC, Training
ECI’S 8TH ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases Involving the Due Diligence Defence
The ECI has compiled recent reported environmental compliance cases involving the due diligence defence from across Canada into a Scorecard.
57% of Workplaces Have In-House Flu Shot Clinics, Says Poll
Based on a recent poll, most workplaces have in-house flu shot clinics. Now we just have to convince the rest to make it easy for workers to get vaccinated.
Broken Arm Costs Bakery $60,000
The bagel production line at an industrial bakery stopped; the
Employer Convicted in Conveyor Collapse & Fined $110,000
A company was working at a plant that was being
Rare Jail Sentence Imposed on Company Owner for Safety Offences GalleryRare Jail Sentence Imposed on Company Owner for Safety Offences
Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Environmental, Fall Protection, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, TOPIC, Training
Rare Jail Sentence Imposed on Company Owner for Safety Offences
In most safety prosecutions, individuals are sentenced to pay a fine. But one court thinks jail sentences should be used more often as a general deterrent.
Traffic Accident While Driving Workers Home Wasn’t in Course of Employment
The general manager of an egg farm asked his granddaughter,
Two Companies Fined $65,000 for Fatal Collapse of Catwalk
A company co-owner who was also the on-site supervisor was
Town Fined $50,000 for Young Worker’s Injury in Tractor Incident GalleryTown Fined $50,000 for Young Worker’s Injury in Tractor Incident
Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Ergonomics, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving
Town Fined $50,000 for Young Worker’s Injury in Tractor Incident
Three workers employed for the summer by a town's public
OK to Fire Worker Who Lied about Serious Safety Incident
A forklift operator drove into a rack, seriously damaging it.
Excavation Offence Costs Employer $3,500
An OHS Officer observed two workers working in the bottom