Workplace Safety North

Forest roads carry different hazards than provincial highways, including rough surfaces, wildlife, heavy equipment and limited access to emergency services, according to Workplace Safety North (WSN). The organization issued safety… …

Drivers across Ontario face a rising risk of hitting deer, moose or other animals as autumn brings shorter days and increased wildlife activity to the province’s highways, with the most… …

Workplace Safety North says Ontario’s forestry, paper, printing and converting sector recorded two work-related fatalities in 2025, one linked to a workplace injury and one linked to an occupational disease.… …

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) mine rescue team has won Ontario’s 2026 provincial mine rescue competition. The team beat seven other crews to take the overall champion title June… …

Workplace Safety North (WSN) is drawing attention to Ontario’s forest products sector as a high-risk industry with elevated potential for incidents tied to environmental hazards. The agency says logging operations,… …

A worker has died at a mine site near Kirkland Lake, Ont., after being pinned by equipment during a shaft sinking operation, Workplace Safety North says. The Ministry of Labour,… …

Mine rescue teams from across Ontario will compete in district emergency simulations next week, with five venues across the province hosting the public events May 6 to 8. Ontario Mine… …

The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development is running a year-long education and enforcement campaign focused on lockout/tagout procedures at mines and mining plants across the province.… …

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will spend $125 million to build a new Ontario Mine Rescue Training Institute in Sudbury, the province announced April 15. The 120-acre facility… …