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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Hidden flaw in railcar coupling component caused Quebec ore train derailment, TSB finds
A defect invisible to the naked eye caused an iron ore train to split apart and derail seven cars near Saumon Station, Quebec, in November 2024, the Transportation Safety Board… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Worker who quit over forklift danger loses EI claim despite proven safety risk
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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Industry NewsTechnology & InnovationWorkplace Safety
Kerry expands ISN contractor safety platform to Quebec facility
Kerry has expanded its use of ISNetworld contractor management software to its Laval, Quebec facility, marking the third Quebec location to adopt the platform since the company began using it… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
VIA Rail train passes stop signal in Montreal, narrowly avoiding freight train
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA VIA Rail passenger train passed a stop signal without authorization during a routine movement to a maintenance facility in Montreal, coming within 1,700 feet of a freight train travelling… …
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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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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Quebec drilling company fined $100K after worker injured by unguarded equipment in Ontario
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… …
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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
Downdraft, pilot aiming point led to landing gear failure in Nunavik cargo flight
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Air Inuit cargo plane touched down 220 feet short of the runway threshold at Kangiqsujuaq Airport in northern Quebec on March 30, 2024, breaking off the lower part of… …



