An Alberta excavating contractor has been fined $100,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a trench collapse at a sewer line restoration site. HCL Site Services Ltd. pleaded guilty… …
Alberta
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Mental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
WCB-Alberta partners with Wounded Warriors Canada on psychological injury education
Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta has formed a partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada to expand education about occupational psychological injuries and support return-to-work outcomes. The collaboration will deliver education initiatives… …
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AwardsIndustry NewsWorkplace Safety
Blackline Safety named to Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list for fourth time
Calgary-based Blackline Safety Corp. has been named to the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The connected safety technology company previously… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS LawWorkplace Safety
Family death ruled main cause in worker’s rejected mental injury claim
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Alberta worker’s compensation claim for a workplace psychological injury was denied after medical experts concluded the death of a family member — not alleged harassment by her manager —… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Alberta launches public consultation on raising highway speed limits to 120 km/h
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… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Appeal board orders new review after Calgary worker shared safety notice, then faced discipline
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Alberta appeal board has sent a workplace reprisal case back for reinvestigation after finding an occupational health and safety officer failed to properly assess whether an employer retaliated against… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Sand supplier fined $150,000 after worker injured in conveyer near Entwistle, Alta.
A sand and gravel company has been fined $150,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when he became entangled in a conveyer system on a construction site near Entwistle, Alta.… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
WCB appeal overturns decision deeming injured worker in Alberta fit for receptionist role
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has overturned a decision that deemed an injured worker employable as a part-time vehicle dealership receptionist, finding the position inconsistent with the worker’s… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Knelsen Sand & Gravel loses appeal over delayed OHS reporting and worksite activity after eye injury
The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has dismissed an appeal by Knelsen Sand & Gravel after the company was fined $10,000 for failing to promptly report a serious… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Health and safety coordinator terminated after workplace investigation finds policy violations
A health and safety coordinator who alleged sexual harassment by co-workers lost her human rights complaints after an Alberta tribunal found she violated workplace policies through her own conduct and… …



