Three crew members died after the fishing vessel Silver Condor sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in September 2023, exposing gaps in stability awareness, emergency preparedness and safety culture… …
Todd Humber
Todd Humber
Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at Safety News Canada, published by North Wall Media.
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Appeal board orders new review after Calgary worker shared safety notice, then faced discipline
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 & AnalysisOHS FinesOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Transocean fined $65,000 after worker crushed in offshore crane incident
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Pilot’s failure to use checklist caused fatal Yukon sightseeing flight crash: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA pilot’s decision to rely on memory instead of following checklists led to a fatal plane crash at Haines Junction, Yukon, that killed one passenger and seriously injured five others,… …
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Features & AnalysisMental Health & WellbeingOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Foundry worker’s depression worsens 18 years after burn injury, claim reopened
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Features & AnalysisOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Complaints about lazy coworker don’t qualify as health and safety concern, tribunal rules
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Features & AnalysisMental Health & WellbeingOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Arbitrator rules PTSD-linked suicide qualifies as workplace accidental death under firefighter agreement
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Features & AnalysisOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Personal support worker’s case clarifies scope of OHS reprisal protections in Ontario
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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… …



