A helicopter pilot conducting aerial survey work near Fort Chipewyan, Alta., likely lost all outside visual references before his aircraft struck a frozen lake, killing him, according to a Transportation… …
Alberta
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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… …
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Birchcliff Energy has been ordered to pay $312,500 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation connected to the death of a worker who fell into a reservoir. The company… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Alberta heavy equipment operator denied back injury claim, wage payment case reopened
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Steel company fined $138,000 after worker entangled in equipment in Calgary
InterPro Pipe & Steel, formerly known as Evraz Inc. NA Canada, has been fined $138,000 after a worker was seriously injured while greasing manufacturing equipment at the company’s Calgary facility.… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Two correctional officers killed during inmate escort in Edmonton
Two correctional officers were killed in a motor vehicle accident on Aug. 7 while escorting an inmate from Edmonton Institution for Women, the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) said.… …
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Brock Canada Field Services has been fined $132,000 after pleading guilty to an Occupational Health and Safety Act charge tied to a worker’s serious injury at a Redwater, Alta., work… …
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