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Working at Heights
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Industry NewsPPEWorkplace Safety
Ergodyne launches tool belt system built for dropped-object safety standards
Ergodyne has released a new tool belt and suspender system designed to ease the strain of carrying tools at height while helping crews meet dropped-object safety requirements. The St. Paul,… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Federal and provincial labour ministers agree to harmonize construction safety training
Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met in Québec City on Friday and endorsed a plan to harmonize occupational health and safety training across Canada, with a focus on making… …
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Features & AnalysisTraining & EducationWorkplace Safety
Canada’s Building Trades Unions call for national construction safety training standards
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) urged the country’s labour ministers Thursday to harmonize safety training standards across the construction industry, arguing that the current patchwork of provincial and territorial regimes… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Norwich, Ont., construction firm fined $60K after worker falls to death from barn roof
A Norwich, Ont., construction company has been fined $60,000 after a worker fell to his death through barn roof trusses at a Thamesford dairy farm in December 2023. Hendrik Jan… …
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OHS Law
PREMIUM Custodian who fell from school roof entitled to permanent impairment, full loss of earnings benefits
Premium 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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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Worker died after falling through unguarded school floor opening: WorkSafeBC investigation
A WorkSafeBC investigation has concluded that a flooring worker died after falling through an unguarded second-floor opening at a newly built British Columbia elementary school in August 2023. The worker… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta roofing company loses appeal of $6,000 fall protection penalty
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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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Kamloops, B.C., contractor fined $8K after worker falls through unguarded shaft opening
Arpa Investments has been fined $7,877.47 after a subcontracted worker fell through an HVAC shaft opening and landed on the second floor at a construction site in Kamloops. WorkSafeBC imposed… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Glencore fined $120,000 after worker suffers critical injuries in mine fall near Sudbury, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA 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… …


