Nova Scotia is spending $2.6 million on new firefighter training equipment to address training gaps and safety concerns across the province’s fire services. The Department of Emergency Management is purchasing… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
North York, Ont., company fined $140K after worker suffers burns in water main excavation
A North York, Ont., construction company and its supervisor have been fined a total of $147,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries from exposure to hot water while rehabilitating a… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Petrochemical company fined $130K after worker injured by hot liquid discharge near Sarnia, Ont.
NOVA Chemicals Corporation has been fined $130,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when hot liquid was discharged from an exhaust stack during maintenance work at the company’s Corunna, Ont.,… …
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Foundry worker’s depression worsens 18 years after burn injury, claim reopened
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA 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… …



