An investigation into a September 2024 construction site incident has found that a lifting bracket was assembled incorrectly, causing a stack of formwork panels to fall and injure two workers.… …
Workers’ Compensation
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Loader operator seriously hurt after grinder ejects steel hammer tip: WorkSafeBC investigation
A loader operator suffered serious injuries after a horizontal grinder ejected a steel hammer tip through the windscreen of the loader in October 2024, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyOur Favourites
WorkSafeNB moves OHS guide online, retires mobile app
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkSafeNB is shifting its occupational health and safety information to an online-only guide, phasing out the mobile app that has served the same purpose for New Brunswickers. The organization developed… …
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Features & AnalysisOur Favourites
New Brunswick tribunal rejects hearing loss claim filed nearly nine years late
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA former call centre worker who didn’t know she could seek compensation for hearing loss cannot use that lack of knowledge to excuse filing her claim almost nine years late,… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Alberta wireline operator’s no-retirement pledge falls short without independent proof
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Canadian Forces cook awarded four-fifths compensation for work-aggravated anxiety
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Job description defeats office-work claim in asbestos cancer appeal for deceased Ontario engineer
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