Workplace Safety

The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) decision allowing a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus operator to pursue workplace injury benefits nearly three… …

By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba, with the latest incident at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) leaving a health-care aide choked and… …

A Mississauga poultry processing facility has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured when a pallet fell from an improperly secured racking system during routine material handling operations. AM… …

Brandt Industries Canada has been fined $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured while operating a forklift in Regina, Saskatchewan. The company was found guilty in Regina Provincial Court on… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia reported 234 time-loss days per 100 covered workers in October, the lowest rate in the organization’s history and a drop from 238 days… …

By Dick Zoutman, Queen’s University, Ontario; Julia M. Wright, Dalhousie University; Mark Ungrin, University of Calgary, and Ryan Tennant, University of Waterloo The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization… …

Two companies face multiple occupational health and safety charges following a fatal workplace accident in northern Labrador in October 2023. Tata Steel Minerals Canada Inc. and Produits IdéalTFC Inc. of… …

Alberta’s government has opened a public consultation to gather input on increasing speed limits on rural divided highways from 110 km/h to 120 km/h. The online survey, which runs from… …

A worker died after tripping on an earthquake strap and falling into a concrete foundation while operating a mobile crane to load form panels at a residential construction site, a… …