Driver Fired for Refusing to Lift Bins that Were Overloaded
A driver for an auto parts store refused to lift
Fatigue Is Cause of Fatal Heavy Vehicle Driver Crash
The driver of a heavy vehicle ran off the road
Winter Is a Particularly Dangerous Time for Combustible Dust
Heat, snow and ice aren't the only seasonal safety hazards. Combustible dust poses more of a hazard in the winter when the air is dry.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSIDER’S 7th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases on the Due Diligence Defence GalleryTHE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSIDER’S 7th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases on the Due Diligence Defence
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSIDER’S 7th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases on the Due Diligence Defence
A look at environmental prosecutions decided since Sept. 2011 that turned on the due diligence defence.
4 Emergency Preparedness Lessons from Recent Factory Fires
Two fatal factory fires in Bangladesh and Germany illustrate the importance of emergency preparedness. Here's what you can learn from these tragedies.
WINNERS & LOSERS: Can You Fire Worker for Driving a Company Vehicle Drunk? GalleryWINNERS & LOSERS: Can You Fire Worker for Driving a Company Vehicle Drunk?
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WINNERS & LOSERS: Can You Fire Worker for Driving a Company Vehicle Drunk?
Here are two cases that tackled the issue of when termination is appropriate for workers operating company-owned vehicles while under the influence.
Study Shows Link Between Chemicals & Breast Cancer in Female Workers
New study shows that women in the Ontario automotive plastics industry were almost 5 times as likely to develop breast cancer as women in a control group.
Government Department Pleads Guilty in Fatal Boiler Plant Explosion
A worker for the federal Department of Public Works was
Meat Packing Plant Worker’s Firing for Fighting Was Justified
A worker at a meat packing plant initiated a fight
Reasonable for Accommodation Plan to Require Obese Worker to Lose Weight
A truck driver at a mine injured his back. Based
Negligent Employer Must Pay Costs of Injury to Another Company’s Employee
A worker for a trucking company got out of his
Electrical Incident Results in $5,000 Fine
An incident at a food production plant resulted in a
Two Incidents Result in $62,000 in Fines for Company & Worker
A worker was using a table-mounted router to cut fiberboard.
Electric Company Fined $150,000 after Bus Struck Workers
Two workers were repairing a broken beacon on a cement