Manitoba is introducing tougher asbestos safety regulations to protect workers from the province’s leading cause of occupational death, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino announced Thursday. The amendments require anyone… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Water-contaminated fuel caused seaplane crash near Bella Bella, B.C.: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Wilderness Seaplanes aircraft experienced dual engine failure shortly after takeoff on Dec. 18, 2023, when water-contaminated fuel entered its system during drum fuelling operations at Bella Bella (Campbell Island)… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Ontario worker’s safety reprisal claim blocked by settlement waiving all future applications
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium 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
WorkSafeBC urges ladder safety as holiday decorating is in full swing
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkSafeBC accepted 876 time-loss claims for ladder-related fall injuries in 2024, including 309 serious injuries such as fractures, contusions and strains. The workers’ compensation board and The Community Against Preventable… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta worker loses most wage loss benefits after hand injured by garbage lid
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium 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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Global Safety NewsIndustry NewsPeople on the MoveWorkplace Safety
National Safety Council appoints Debra Sanchez to lead advocacy and external affairs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe National Safety Council appointed Debra Sanchez as executive vice president of advocacy and external affairs, a newly created leadership role at the organization. Sanchez brings more than 25 years… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Restaurant fined $55,000 after worker injured in workplace violence incident in London, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Vancouver-based restaurant company has been fined $55,000 after a worker was assaulted by a patron at its London, Ont. location and the employer failed to have proper workplace violence… …
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Features & AnalysisLegislation & Government PolicyMental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia launches injury prevention strategy targeting strains, psychological harm
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia and the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration have launched a collaborative injury prevention strategy to reduce workplace injuries across the province. Safer… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeNB launches mental health monitoring app pilot for paramedics
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkSafeNB has partnered with the Paramedic Association of New Brunswick and the University of Regina to pilot a mental health monitoring app for trauma-exposed workers in the province. The Mental… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC investigation finds unsafe gas storage caused service vehicle explosion
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA WorkSafeBC investigation has determined that improper storage of an oxyacetylene welding system caused a service vehicle to explode when a worker used his key fob to unlock it remotely… …



