Safety News Canada Staff

VelocityEHS has launched a new Training Library offering nearly 150 workplace safety courses, with the company saying the content is designed to be more practical and applicable than standard off-the-shelf… …

British Columbia is expanding workers’ compensation cancer coverage for firefighters, adding eight cancers to the existing list of presumptive occupational diseases under the Workers Compensation Act. The province will amend… …

British Columbia is introducing a mandatory crane licensing and permitting program through WorkSafeBC, responding to seven worker fatalities involving cranes over the past five years. The provincial government tabled legislation… …

Employers in Prince Edward Island who missed the Feb. 28 annual registration renewal deadline with the Workers Compensation Board face arbitrary assessments, interest charges, and late filing penalties on their… …

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is warning employers and workers to take precautions as extreme cold weather moves through the province this week, with health risks rising sharply when wind… …

A veteran electrician with a pre-existing fused right wrist has won partial compensation for a right shoulder injury sustained during work duties that included driving heavy bucket trucks, the Workplace… …

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) has relocated its head office to a new facility in Mississauga, Ont. The organization’s new address is: 4444 Eastgate Parkway, Unit 23Mississauga, OntarioL4W 4T6.… …

More than 54 million vehicles on American roads have unrepaired safety recalls, and a national campaign running March 2-8 is urging drivers to check their vehicle’s status and book free …

Workplace fatalities in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, with 5,070 worker deaths recorded by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The National Safety Council,… …