A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation tribunal has ruled that a continuing care assistant who fainted during a night shift at a residential care facility is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits,… …
Safety News Canada Staff
Safety News Canada Staff
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Global Safety NewsIndustry News
Mesa Labs calibrators adopted by OSHA as worker safety scrutiny grows
U.S. workplace safety regulators have standardized their field enforcement operations on Mesa Laboratories’ DryCal Defender calibrators, purchasing more than 120 units in 2025, as occupational health professionals warn that a …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
CCOHS urges employers to strengthen RSI prevention ahead of awareness day
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety is calling on employers nationwide to step up efforts to prevent repetitive strain injuries, ahead of International RSI Awareness Day on Feb.… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
EllisDon Forming, supervisors fined $130K after two roof collapses injure workers
A London, Ont., construction company and two of its supervisors have been fined a combined $130,000 after two separate roof collapses during concrete pours injured workers at two job sites.… …
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Supply chain compliance firm Avetta has updated its brand identity to focus on what it calls the “readiness gap” — the growing distance between how quickly risks emerge and how… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia records 22 workplace deaths in 2025 as occupational disease cases rise
Twenty-two Nova Scotians died at work or as a result of their work in 2025, with occupational disease fatalities more than doubling compared to the previous year, according to the… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario opens applications for road safety infrastructure funding
Ontario is opening applications for the second round of its Road Safety Initiatives Fund on Feb. 19, offering municipalities access to the remaining portion of a $210 million program designed… …
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People on the MoveWorkplace Safety
Government appoints six vice-chairpersons to Canada Industrial Relations Board
The federal government has appointed four new vice-chairpersons and reappointed two existing members to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, bolstering the tribunal’s capacity to handle workplace disputes in federally regulated… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
TSB investigation continues into Toronto airport crash that injured 21
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is conducting a complex investigation into a February 2025 crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport that injured 21 people when a regional jet broke… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Tribunal overturns fraud finding in workers’ comp case involving barrel racing surveillance
A New Brunswick workers’ compensation tribunal has ruled that video surveillance of an injured worker competing in barrel races did not prove she was capable of returning to work, overturning… …


