An Ontario tribunal has ordered the restoration of full wage-loss benefits to an airline worker with post-traumatic stress disorder for a six-year period during which her insurer assumed she could… …
Aviation
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Aircraft painter awarded full LOE benefits after WSIB overlooks foot injury, hip surgery
An Ontario tribunal has ruled that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board wrongly reduced an injured aircraft painter’s loss-of-earnings benefits during two periods when he was awaiting and recovering from… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
TSB investigation continues into Toronto airport crash that injured 21
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is conducting a complex investigation into a February 2025 crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport that injured 21 people when a regional jet broke… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Fatal helicopter crash highlights risks of practice maneuvers with passengers, TSB finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA passenger died and the pilot was seriously injured when a Bell 206L-4 helicopter crashed during a practice autorotation maneuver at a private heliport west of Red Deer, Alta., on… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Untrained airport worker left unsupervised, leading to runway excursion in northern Quebec
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn aircraft conducting a medical evacuation flight skidded off the runway at Wemindji Airport in November 2023 after striking a snow windrow left by an untrained vehicle operator working alone,… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Aircraft engine fire warning leads to runway overrun at Goose Bay Airport in N.L.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA false engine fire warning prompted a flight crew to rush their return to Goose Bay Airport, leading to a runway overrun that highlights risks of time-pressured emergency responses, according… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Aviation parts firm fined $60K after worker injured by pressurized paint container in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
An aviation parts manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a pressurized paint container exploded at a Niagara-on-the-Lake facility. Genaire Limited pleaded guilty in December… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Undetected cracks caused aircraft landing gear collapse during training flight in Northwest Territories: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that undetected cracks in aircraft landing gear components led to a collapse during landing in Fort Smith, N.W.T., raising concerns about the… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Maintenance error reversed aircraft controls, caused fatal Quebec seaplane crash: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn improperly installed control chain caused a De Havilland Beaver seaplane to overturn during takeoff at St-Mathias Water Aerodrome in Quebec on May 2, 2025, killing the pilot and seriously… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Aircraft stalled during low-altitude power line inspection, killing 2 crew members: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Cessna U206F aircraft stalled during a low-altitude turn while inspecting power lines southeast of Lloydminster, Alta., killing both crew members on board, according to a Transportation Safety Board of… …



