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Cold Stress – Compliance Game Plan

The 6 steps you must take to protect workers from

Hypothermia FAQs for Workers Exposed to Cold Stress

Educate workers about deadly hypothermia hazards. 8 FAQs about Hypothermia

Cold Stress Requirements – Know The Laws of Your Province

What each jurisdiction requires you to do to protect workers exposed to hazardous cold conditions

Employer Fined $24,000 for Incident on Scaffold-Elevated Work Platform

A worker suffered injuries while working on a platform attached

By |2021-01-04T17:52:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Fall Protection, JURISDICTION, Saskatchewan, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Fined $24,000 for Incident on Scaffold-Elevated Work Platform

$40,000 Fine for Injury to Oilfield Worker

An oilfield worker suffered serious injuries after being hit by

By |2021-01-04T17:49:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on $40,000 Fine for Injury to Oilfield Worker

Employer Fined $91,000 for Lifting Device Fatality

The steel tube of a lifting device struck a worker

By |2021-01-04T17:48:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Fined $91,000 for Lifting Device Fatality

Lack of Safety Training Leads to Electrocution Death, $126,000 Fine

A worker was fatally electrocuted when the machinery he was

By |2021-01-04T17:42:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Electrical, JURISDICTION, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Lack of Safety Training Leads to Electrocution Death, $126,000 Fine

Circumstantial Evidence Enough to Prove Worker Smoked Pot at Work

If you don't think drug testing is important for enforcing

By |2021-01-04T17:41:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Circumstantial Evidence Enough to Prove Worker Smoked Pot at Work

Meat Plant Fined $50,000 for Temp’s Machine Injury

A temp working at a meat packing plant suffered serious

By |2021-01-04T17:34:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Meat Plant Fined $50,000 for Temp’s Machine Injury

Excavator Kills Construction Worker Resulting in $150,000 Fine to Constructor

During pipe laying work, the operator of a hydraulic excavator

By |2021-01-04T17:27:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Excavator Kills Construction Worker Resulting in $150,000 Fine to Constructor

Just What Were Those Workers in the Parking Lot Smoking While on Break?

A 30-second video shot on a digital camera clearly showed

By |2021-01-04T17:25:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Just What Were Those Workers in the Parking Lot Smoking While on Break?

Workers Comp Must Pay for Injured Worker’s Stair Lift

A worker with a work-related foot injury installed a stair

By |2021-01-04T17:23:00-08:00January 4, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation|Comments Off on Workers Comp Must Pay for Injured Worker’s Stair Lift
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