The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will reduce average premium rates for Ontario businesses to $1.23 per $100 of insurable payroll in 2026, down from $1.25 in 2025, the agency… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Construction firm, concrete supplier fined $218,000 after Alberta worker injured in arc flash incident
A construction firm and a concrete supplier have been fined a combined $218,000 after a worker was seriously injured by an arc flash on a construction site near Viking, Alta.… …
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Industry NewsTechnology & Innovation
Avetta launches mobile app for real-time supplier safety compliance
Avetta, a supply chain risk management software provider, has launched a mobile app that gives field workers immediate access to supplier safety compliance data and search capabilities. The Avetta Mobile …
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A Quebec company has been fined $65,000 after two workers were injured while moving fence panels at an Ottawa light rail maintenance facility. On Oct. 5, 2021, employees of Regional… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Farm equipment dealer in Red Deer, Alta., fined $108,000 for worker safety violation
A Red Deer-area farm equipment dealership has been ordered to pay $108,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety charge related to a serious injury incident. George’s Farm Centre pleaded… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta employer denied reconsideration of cost relief bid in PTSD case following workplace fatality
Premium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
CN freight train collision with commuter train in Montreal renews calls for fail-safe controls: TSB
A Canadian National (CN) freight locomotive collided with a stationary Réseau de transport métropolitain (exo) commuter train in Montréal in November 2023, injuring six people and prompting the Transportation Safety… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Excavator operator drowned after machine rolled into river at RV park: WorkSafeBC report
A heavy equipment operator drowned in August 2022 when his excavator rolled off a steep dirt road and into a river at a recreational vehicle park, according to an investigation… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Advanced Building Innovation fined $60,000 after worker injured by automatic nailing machine
A Nepean, Ont., prefabricated home manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a worker was injured by an automatic nailing machine that wasn’t properly locked out during repairs. Advanced Building Innovation… …
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Features & AnalysisGlobal Safety NewsWorkplace Safety
30% of injured workers don’t report workplace pain: NSC research
Nearly 30 per cent of workers who experience pain at work don’t report it to their employers, according to new research that highlights a major communication gap in workplace safety… …



