Two Island Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedics and the patient they were transporting died in a motor vehicle accident involving an ambulance in New Brunswick on July 7, according to… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Manufacturer, worker fined $195K after truck driver’s fatal fall in Guelph, Ont.
A Guelph company and one of its workers have been fined a total of $195,000 after a truck driver fell to his death while being helped off a truck bed.… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyOur Favourites
Injury claims hit record low in N.L., WorkplaceNL says
Newfoundland and Labrador’s lost-time injury rate stayed at an all-time low of 1.2 per 100 workers in 2025, WorkplaceNL said. The number of new injury claims also reached a record… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Library supervisor’s anxiety from staff conflict, construction noise not compensable
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM B.C. nurse’s mental disorder tied to illness, not pandemic workload
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended its Heat National Emphasis Program through April 2031, giving the agency five more years to enforce heat safety rules at worksites… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia hits 2030 workplace injury target years early
Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB Nova Scotia) has reached its 2030 workplace safety target three and a half years ahead of schedule. The board recorded 1.15 time-loss injuries per… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Warehouse worker’s PTSD claim rejected after heated exchange with supervisor over union stickers
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
B.C. crane operators face new certification deadline of July 2027
The Province of British Columbia is expanding skilled trades certification to tower and mobile crane operators, adding new training and licensing requirements for workers in the sector. Starting Monday, July… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Worker injured after his seat collapsed in a work vehicle during hard braking awarded benefits
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