Workplace Safety

Arbutus Landscaping pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to one count under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to establish a system to ensure compliance with safety laws, following… …

Of the 338 former National Football League players whose brains were examined after death between 2008 and 2021, 315 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. That is 93.2 per cent. But it’s… …

British Columbia has distributed updated overdose prevention and response guidelines to every public post-secondary institution in the province ahead of the fall semester. The revised guidelines, issued by the Ministry… …

Certified personnel play a critical role in improving safety on crane job sites, according to a new report from the National Safety Council and the NCCCO Foundation. The report, titled… …

WorkSafeBC is asking employers, workers and other stakeholders to weigh in on policy priorities before the province’s workers’ compensation board sets its next three-year plan. The Policy, Regulation and Research… …

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services will hold its annual general meeting on Sept. 11, giving members the option to attend in person or online. The meeting starts at 11 a.m.… …

Two workers were overcome by toxic vapours after a labourer entered an unventilated 4.3-metre concrete pit to apply waterproofing primer, and a safety officer who climbed down to rescue him… …

Free N95 respirator masks are now available in several communities across British Columbia’s Interior Health region, as wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality in the province. The masks are… …

A Newfoundland and Labrador sawmill operator is facing multiple charges under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. Cottle’s Island Lumber Company Limited, based in Summerford, was charged following months… …