Largest Canadian Criminal Fine for Corporate Negligence Handed Down
Largest Fine, Federation of Labour Claims Not Enough While it was the largest criminal fine for corporate negligence causing death in Canadian history ever handed out, Ontario’s Federation of...
View ArticleFishermen Look to Reel-In High Death Rate
Nova Scotia Fisherman 19 Times More Likely to Be Killed at Work Nova Scotia fishermen are 19 times more likely to be killed at work than working Nova Scotians in general, according to Workers...
View ArticleReckless and Negligent Operator Causes Explosion, Kills Two Men
Backhoe Operator Caused Explosion that Killed Two Men A backhoe operator who was found responsible for an explosion that killed two men in Saskatchewan has been fined thousands of dollars and must...
View ArticleAlberta Government Thinks Not Reporting Fatalities Will Make Them Go Away
Alberta Provincial Government No Longer Reporting Farm Fatalities The Alberta Federation of Labour (Canada) is criticizing the provincial government for no longer reporting farm fatalities,...
View ArticleContractors – Be Registered, Be Ready – By 1.1.13
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Aims at Construction Industry Ontario’s (Canada) Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) awareness campaign aimed at the construction industry launched over...
View ArticleCanada Workers Awarded 4 Million Dollars In Workers Comp Appeal
901 People In Line to be Repaid $4 Million New Brunswick's (Canada) workers compensation board has been ordered to repay close to $4 million to 901 people due to a court ruling that decided it was...
View ArticlePrivacy Upheld on Personal Use of Work Issued Computer
Discovered Inappropriate Child Material on Work-Issued Computer A recent ruling from Canada’s Supreme Court means that Canadians can still expect privacy in the information contained on work-issued...
View ArticleSmall, Low Risk Businesses to Receive Free Online Safety Guidance
Online Guidance Designed for Small, Low-Risk Business A radical revamp of the way British small businesses access official advice about health and safety online has been launched. According to...
View ArticleSecond Death in Six Months Leads to Employer Paying Largest Possible Fine
Employer to Pay Largest Possible Fine The owner of Yukon's (Canada) Wolverine Mine has settled and agreed to pay a $150,000 fine, the largest possible, following an accident two years ago that...
View ArticleCanada Deploys National Standard for Workplace Psychological Health and Safety
In an effort to improve workplace psychological health and safety in Canada, several groups have gotten together to unveil the country’s initial national standard to assist organizations and those...
View ArticleLargest Canadian Criminal Fine for Corporate Negligence Handed Down
Largest Fine, Federation of Labour Claims Not Enough While it was the largest criminal fine for corporate negligence causing death in Canadian history ever handed out, Ontario’s Federation of Labour...
View ArticleFishermen Look to Reel-In High Death Rate
Nova Scotia Fisherman 19 Times More Likely to Be Killed at Work Nova Scotia fishermen are 19 times more likely to be killed at work than working Nova Scotians in general, according to Workers...
View ArticleReckless and Negligent Operator Causes Explosion, Kills Two Men
Backhoe Operator Caused Explosion that Killed Two Men A backhoe operator who was found responsible for an explosion that killed two men in Saskatchewan has been fined thousands of dollars and must pay...
View ArticleAlberta Government Thinks Not Reporting Fatalities Will Make Them Go Away
Alberta Provincial Government No Longer Reporting Farm Fatalities The Alberta Federation of Labour (Canada) is criticizing the provincial government for no longer reporting farm fatalities, according...
View ArticleContractors – Be Registered, Be Ready – By 1.1.13
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Aims at Construction Industry Ontario’s (Canada) Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) awareness campaign aimed at the construction industry launched over...
View ArticleCanada Workers Awarded 4 Million Dollars In Workers Comp Appeal
901 People In Line to be Repaid $4 Million New Brunswick’s (Canada) workers compensation board has been ordered to repay close to $4 million to 901 people due to a court ruling that decided it was...
View ArticlePrivacy Upheld on Personal Use of Work Issued Computer
Discovered Inappropriate Child Material on Work-Issued Computer A recent ruling from Canada’s Supreme Court means that Canadians can still expect privacy in the information contained on work-issued...
View ArticleSmall, Low Risk Businesses to Receive Free Online Safety Guidance
Online Guidance Designed for Small, Low-Risk Business A radical revamp of the way British small businesses access official advice about health and safety online has been launched. According to...
View ArticleSecond Death in Six Months Leads to Employer Paying Largest Possible Fine
Employer to Pay Largest Possible Fine The owner of Yukon's (Canada) Wolverine Mine has settled and agreed to pay a $150,000 fine, the largest possible, following an accident two years ago that...
View ArticleCanada Deploys National Standard for Workplace Psychological Health and Safety
In an effort to improve workplace psychological health and safety in Canada, several groups have gotten together to unveil the country’s initial national standard to assist organizations and those...
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