The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is asking all workplaces across Canada to observe a moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. on April 28 in memory of… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Hidden flaw in railcar coupling component caused Quebec ore train derailment, TSB finds
A defect invisible to the naked eye caused an iron ore train to split apart and derail seven cars near Saumon Station, Quebec, in November 2024, the Transportation Safety Board… …
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AwardsGlobal Safety NewsWorkplace Safety
Ten technology companies named semifinalists in U.S. workplace fatigue challenge
The National Safety Council has named 10 technology companies as semifinalists in its 2026 Work to Zero Safety Innovation Challenge, a competition focused on solutions that address fatigue in the… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC finds training gaps caused tower crane collapse that narrowly missed workers
A luffing tower crane’s jib partially collapsed at a highrise construction site in January 2024, narrowly missing several workers, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The incident happened during morning testing.… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
P.E.I. becomes first province to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45
Prince Edward Island has become the first province in Canada to lower the starting age for colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45, the provincial government announced March 30. Islanders… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Cambridge, Ont., contractor fined $80K after pipe falls and injures worker at Whitby steel plant
A Cambridge contractor has been fined $80,000 after a section of cooling pipe fell and injured a worker at a Whitby steel plant in May 2023. Trade-Mark Industrial Inc., based… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Custodian who fell from school roof entitled to permanent impairment, full loss of earnings benefits
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Appeal tribunal cuts bonus from fired B.C. warehouse worker’s award, upholds $48K wage loss remedy
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM HVAC technician’s PTSD claim denied, workplace stressors did not cause diagnosed disorder
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OHS Law
PREMIUM WorkSafeBC ruling finds no prohibited action in remote-work dispute over pet allergies
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