Workplace Safety

Transocean Canada Drilling Services Ltd. has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay an additional $15,000 to a maritime college after a deck crew member was crushed between equipment during… …

A pilot’s decision to rely on memory instead of following checklists led to a fatal plane crash at Haines Junction, Yukon, that killed one passenger and seriously injured five others,… …

WorkSafeBC has introduced a new online tool that allows injured workers to submit expense reimbursement requests at any time through their online services account. The tool, launched in late October,… …

A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has reopened the claim of a foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened 18 years after he sustained severe burns in a… …

An employer successfully defended against a prohibited action claim by documenting years of performance issues unrelated to a worker’s safety complaints, according to a recent Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal ruling… …

A medical office assistant in British Columbia who was fired after repeatedly complaining that a co-worker was not pulling her weight has lost her appeal for reinstatement, with a tribunal… …

A Toronto contractor has been fined $80,000 after a worker died falling from a roof during a home renovation project where fall protection equipment was available but not used. KAS… …

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has been fined $80,000 after a worker suffered a critical injury during a forklift training session at its London warehouse. The June 2022… …

Federal and Manitoba government officials announced sweeping changes to Canada’s bail and sentencing laws on Oct. 28, introducing more than 80 new measures designed to protect firefighters, paramedics and police… …