Government Seeks Workers Comp Shelter in Humboldt Broncos Class Action

Families of the victims and others involved in the tragic [...]

By |2021-12-12T18:10:00-08:00December 12, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation|Comments Off on Government Seeks Workers Comp Shelter in Humboldt Broncos Class Action

Failing to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Doesn’t Cost Worker His Job

A welder on a last-chance agreement and subject to random [...]

By |2021-09-10T17:18:00-07:00September 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Failing to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Doesn’t Cost Worker His Job

Contractor Fined Half a Million for 21-Year-Old Construction Worker’s Death

A Calgary contractor transferred a table cart designed to carry [...]

By |2021-09-10T17:16:00-07:00September 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Contractors, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Contractor Fined Half a Million for 21-Year-Old Construction Worker’s Death

Failure to Guard Conveyor Results in Entanglement Death and $350,000 Fine

A worker clearing a conveyor system chute lost his life [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:49:00-07:00August 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Failure to Guard Conveyor Results in Entanglement Death and $350,000 Fine

Employer Would Have Had Just Cause but Messed Up Termination Procedure

Facebook published a StarPhoenix article lamenting a tragic 2016 shooting [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:58:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Would Have Had Just Cause but Messed Up Termination Procedure

Machine Guarding Violation Costs Company $182,000

An oilfield services company was fined $182,000 after pleading guilty [...]

By |2021-05-08T15:19:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Machine Guarding Violation Costs Company $182,000

Court Nixes Due Diligence Defence for Training and Machine Guarding Violations

A gravel pit worker jumped over a conveyor to unclog [...]

By |2021-05-08T15:16:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training|Comments Off on Court Nixes Due Diligence Defence for Training and Machine Guarding Violations

Farm Company Fined $20,000 for Not Reporting Worker’s Hospitalization Injury

A farm worker had to be hospitalized after sustaining serious [...]

By |2021-03-05T18:28:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Farm Company Fined $20,000 for Not Reporting Worker’s Hospitalization Injury

$35,000 Fine for Not Training Worker Killed in Snowmobile Crash

Delivering proper safety training might have saved the life of [...]

By |2021-03-05T18:26:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on $35,000 Fine for Not Training Worker Killed in Snowmobile Crash

Lockout Violation Results in Farm Worker’s Death, $70,000 Fine

A Saskatoon company will fork over $70,000 after pleading guilty [...]

By |2021-03-05T18:22:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Lockout Tagout, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Lockout Violation Results in Farm Worker’s Death, $70,000 Fine

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
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