Nova Scotia Introduces New Workplace Safety Rules
Nova Scotia has rolled out a series of new occupational health and safety rules. The rules, which went into effect June 12, require companies whose employees work at a height greater than three metres...
View ArticleUnderstanding the New Respirable Silica Safety Regulations
Silica Safety and OSHA Currently, the United States’ Occupational Safety and Health and Administration and British Columbia are in the midst of a silica safety push. In the United States OSHA, along...
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Jury Makes Safety Recommendations
An Ontario coroner’s jury is making multiple safety recommendations to several organizations following a three-day inquest into the 2011 death of a Ontario construction. The recommendations are aimed...
View ArticleB.C. Considering Two Amendments to Workplace Safety Regulations
Worksafe BC is seeking feedback regarding changes to the Province’s ladder and asbestos standards. The proposed changes to the asbestos standard, Section 20.112 of the Occupational Health and Safety...
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Alberta Injury Rates 10 Times Higher Than Reported
A fact sheet recently released by the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan public policy research institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, states that the Alberta Government is...
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Electrical Workers Taking Deadly Safety Risks
A recently released report from the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) states that electricity-related deaths in Ontario declined 38 per cent the past five years. Despite the positive trend, the...
View ArticleUnion Calls For Fracking Freeze
Unifor, Canada’s largest energy union, is calling for a Canada-wide moratorium on all new oil and gas fracking. “Unconventional gas fracking has the potential to have catastrophic effects on our...
View ArticleWorkplace Death on Rise in Nova Scotia
Despite a record number of inspections, the number of workplace deaths in Nova Scotia increased last year according to numbers released by the province. From April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, 10 workers...
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Elements of a Complete Cold Stress Prevention Program
Cold-related injuries can be costly to a business, costly to treat, painful, and in severe cases, fatal. It is an employer’s responsibility to develop a written cold-stress prevention program that...
View ArticleEffective Repetitive Motion Injury Prevention
Repetitive Motion Injury Prevention Estimates suggest that repetitive motion injuries cost United States businesses over $20 billion just in workers’ compensation alone. Factor in the costs of employee...
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