Cleaners on the SkyTrain in Vancouver, B.C., could be exposed to moving trains and serious injury because employers did not coordinate safety work, according to SEIU Local 2, which obtained… …
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Unintentional railway deaths in British Columbia have more than doubled this year, according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service. “We have seen an alarming increase in unintentional railway… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Canadian Forces cook awarded four-fifths compensation for work-aggravated anxiety
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Job description defeats office-work claim in asbestos cancer appeal for deceased Ontario engineer
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Features & AnalysisPeople on the MoveWorkplace Safety
Saeed El-Darahali ends five-year term as WCB Nova Scotia chair
Saeed El-Darahali will complete his five-year term as chair of the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB) board of directors on Nov. 6, 2026, capping a tenure that included… …
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Rylex Machine & Supply Ltd. has been penalized $217,000 after a worker was killed in an entanglement with a manual lathe at the company’s Edmonton fabrication shop. The company pleaded… …
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Training & EducationWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC’s Ergonomics Day webinar to spotlight workplace injury prevention Oct. 22
WorkSafeBC’s Human Factors and Ergonomics team will host a free online webinar on Thursday, Oct. 22, covering injury prevention research and vehicle ergonomics for workers. The event, called Ergonomics Day,… …
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AwardsGlobal Safety NewsWorkplace Safety
Avetta’s Wyatt Bradbury wins inaugural NSC safety leadership award
Wyatt Bradbury, principal of health and safety at Avetta, has received the inaugural Dotson Safety Leadership Award from the National Safety Council (NSC). The award, created through the Kyle B.… …



