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Features & AnalysisOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Personal support worker’s case clarifies scope of OHS reprisal protections in Ontario
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 & AnalysisRegulations & ComplianceWorkplace Safety
Faller seriously injured in 2023 wildfire incident used banned tree-falling method: WorkSafeBC
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA hand faller sustained serious injuries when struck by a dangerous tree during wildfire suppression work in June 2023, after using a prohibited falling technique and failing to follow safe… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
B.C. manufacturers face serious injury rate 44 percent above provincial average
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberManufacturing workers in British Columbia face a serious injury rate 44 percent higher than the provincial average across all industries, according to WorkSafeBC data covering the past five years. The… …
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Features & AnalysisTraining & EducationWorkplace Safety
Runway overruns, missed signals, fishing deaths: TSB flags seven persistent risks to workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada has identified seven systemic safety issues and one emerging concern that continue to threaten workers, property, and the environment across the country’s air, marine,… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Human error in pipeline inspection missed crack that caused 2024 Alberta rupture: TSB report
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA crack that caused a natural gas pipeline to rupture and explode near Edson, Alberta in April 2024 was detected during inspection but misclassified as non-reportable due to human interpretation… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Complaint against Ontario doctor over his opinion in workplace injury case dismissed
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
TSB report cites overloading, safety gaps in Nunavut barge capsize that sent worker into the sea
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says an overloaded barge operating beyond its stability limits capsized during Arctic sealift work off Iqaluit, sending a worker and 23 containers into… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM City of Nelson, B.C., powerline worker loses appeal over mental disorder compensation claim
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Alberta shuts down five trucking schools, 13 carriers for safety violations
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAlberta has ordered the closure of five commercial driver training schools and removed 13 trucking companies from its roads as part of a crackdown on safety violations in the province’s… …


