A series of workplace confrontations involving raised voices and critical comments did not meet the legal threshold for traumatic events or significant work-related stressors, a British Columbia tribunal has ruled… …
VelocityEHS has been granted a U.S. patent for technology that uses artificial intelligence to assess musculoskeletal disorder risk in workers, the company announced Jan. 29. The Vision-Based, Three-Dimensional Human Pose… …
An aircraft conducting a medical evacuation flight skidded off the runway at Wemindji Airport in November 2023 after striking a snow windrow left by an untrained vehicle operator working alone,… …
The Saskatchewan government is launching an independent review of hospital safety and security across all Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities. The Ministry of Health will select a qualified expert to conduct… …
The BC government has approved major changes to combustible dust safety regulations, 14 years after an explosion at Babine Forest Products killed two workers and injured more than 20 others.… …
Nova Scotia’s workers’ compensation board returned injured workers to their jobs faster in 2025, adding 83,000 working days to the province’s labour force compared to the previous year. The Workers’… …
A new international standard has been released to help organizations protect workers from occupational health and safety risks linked to climate change, as extreme heat, flooding and pollution affect an… …
An Alberta contracting company has been ordered to pay a $1,000 administrative penalty after a worker fell more than seven metres from a residential roof in Edmonton, suffering fractures to… …
A false engine fire warning prompted a flight crew to rush their return to Goose Bay Airport, leading to a runway overrun that highlights risks of time-pressured emergency responses, according… …
A concrete pump truck operator sustained serious injuries in May 2023 when a delivery hose whipped and struck him at a housing complex worksite, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation that… …
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