Mining

Workplace Safety North has announced the speaker lineup for its 28th annual Mining Health and Safety Conference, a sold-out event taking place April 15 and 16 at the Holiday Inn… …

Workplace Safety North has opened applications for Year 2 of its Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention Research Project, inviting mining and forestry workplaces across Ontario to participate in free training… …

Ontario Mine Rescue is joining Ontario Corps, the provincial government’s emergency response network, bringing specialized rescue equipment and trained volunteers to communities across the province. The partnership gives the province… …

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A Toronto-based mining company has been fined $120,000 after a worker fell from a scissor lift and sustained critical injuries at an underground mine near Sudbury, Ont. Glencore Canada Corporation… …

A Vancouver-based mining company has been fined $135,000 after a worker was injured while removing a power cable from a mine shaft near Sudbury. DMC Mining Services Ltd. pleaded guilty… …

Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc. was fined $100,000 after a worker was injured by an unguarded drill rig at an underground mine in Porcupine, Ont. The Val-d’Or, Que.-based company pleaded… …

A new survey has found a significant disconnect between how safe workers feel on the job and the actual safety systems in place at high-risk worksites across the United States.… …

By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Yukon company that pleaded guilty in Prince George Provincial Court to violating the Mines Act after one of its workers died at a… …