Workplace Safety

An aviation parts manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a pressurized paint container exploded at a Niagara-on-the-Lake facility. Genaire Limited pleaded guilty in December… …

By Kevin Berger | Crossing Gazette The RM of Corman Park and the Saskatchewan Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) have entered into a partnership for the purpose of strengthening workplace safety and… …

NOVA Chemicals Corporation has been fined $130,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when hot liquid was discharged from an exhaust stack during maintenance work at the company’s Corunna, Ont.,… …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request from an injured worker seeking to have London Police Service retract an internal email about a workplace injury that occurred during… …

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… …

A worker fell approximately 3.8 metres from a school roof in July 2023 in British Columbia and sustained serious injuries when an extension ladder retracted unexpectedly as he stepped onto… …

A worker at a pulp and paper mill in British Columbia sustained serious injuries in March 2023 when a steam explosion inside a recovery boiler ejected molten smelt onto him… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia released a video featuring employees discussing their work supporting injured workers and employers across the province. The short film includes staff members from… …

More than half of Canadian workers were frequently exposed to ergonomic risk factors in 2024-2025, while 17 per cent reported doing unpaid work in their free time several times a… …