Workplace Safety

A coroner’s inquest will examine the workplace death of Matthew Brawn, who died following an accident while erecting wind turbines in Kings Rural District last summer. The two-day inquest is… …

WorkplaceNL will mark its 75th anniversary in 2026, celebrating decades of progress in reducing workplace injuries across Newfoundland and Labrador. The workers’ compensation organization opened on April 1, 1951, as… …

By Brodie Ramin In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026, a fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 people and injuring 116, many of them… …

A Fort St. John highway maintenance company has been fined nearly a quarter of a million dollars after WorkSafeBC found traffic control workers exposed to moving vehicles without proper protection… …

A Burnaby roofing company has been fined more than $21,000 after WorkSafeBC found four workers on a steep-sloped roof without proper fall protection for the second time. WorkSafeBC imposed the… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta has increased the claims cost threshold used to calculate experience rating for employers with no-time-lost claims. For claims occurring in 2026, the threshold has… …

Workers in British Columbia’s forest industry can now access free confidential mental health services through the Connection to Care program, which expanded Jan. 5 to include BC Forest Safety Council… …

Canada’s Building Trades Unions has unanimously passed a resolution to harmonize national safety certification standards for construction workers, aiming to eliminate interprovincial barriers that prevent tradespeople from moving between provinces… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia has launched a network of 119 health care providers to deliver treatment for workplace injuries across the province. The network, which became operational… …