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Railways and Transport Canada need to look at how wheel sensor readings change over time, not just one reading at a time, to catch rail car wheels close to breaking,… …

Using the right charger and keeping charging devices off beds and couches can cut the risk of a home fire, according to the Nova Scotia government, which is putting lithium-ion… …

Construction contractors are using wearable technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and drones to reduce risk on jobsites, and they are also paying closer attention to workers’ mental and emotional health, according… …

By Meg Deak | Woolwich Observer It is a deceptively simple biological process, but it remains one of the most hidden and lethal hazards on modern farms. When fresh crops… …

Two volunteers were killed and a worker was seriously injured in April 2025 when a house being lowered onto a new foundation in British Columbia shifted and collapsed on them,… …

A technology executive who most recently ran a connected traffic safety business has been named chief executive officer of Blackline Safety, the Calgary-based maker of connected gas detection and lone-worker… …

A new truck inspection station in Hearst, Ont., and 14 kilometres of new passing lanes on Highway 11 are on the way, as the province works to improve commercial vehicle… …

Lawrence McBrearty, the former Canadian director of the United Steelworkers union (USW) who led a push for criminal liability in workplace deaths, has died. The USW announced his death Sept.… …

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Treasury Board Secretariat did not prove that eight pages of records on a workplace safety concern and work refusal were covered by solicitor-client privilege, but it can… …