Keep proper hard hat use top of mind
Although masks may be dominating the headlines lately for their role in public safety, you’d be hard pressed to find a more universal workplace safety symbol than the hard hat.
Deputies: Naked man wreaked havoc on business, then showered
Florida man found nude inside a plumbing business is facing charges.
Investigators on site of France’s huge chemical plant fire
About 130 complaints have been filed mostly over potential health risks following the Sept. 26 fire.
Lafarge fined $400,000 for worker’s fatal fall at decommissioned plant
Fell nearly 30 feet when a corroded exterior walkway collapsed during a tour of a kiln building.
Winnipeg hands down punishment during probe into inspectors’ work logs
City property inspectors allegedly slacked off on the job.
Worker at Halifax Shipyard seriously injured in industrial accident
Worker struck by a piece of equipment.
Fire destroys Jim Beam warehouse, bourbon flows into river
Lightning might have been a factor, but fire investigators haven’t been able to start looking for the cause.
Workers trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine now safely back on surface
A service shaft stopped working at a potash mine near Saskatoon
Explosions, fire rock US oil refinery; gas prices could rise
Fire broke out at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex.
5 hospitalized after cleaning product spill at Tyson plant
Roughly 1,200 employees work at the poultry plant in Arkansas.
Explosion reported at Georgia Pacific paper plant in Oklahoma
Building has been evacuated and all company staff has been accounted for.
Construction accident in Alberta’s energy sector kills two workers
RCMP and the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Department are investigating.
Police, ministry investigate after fatal industrial accident in Caledon, Ont.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon at a road construction site.
Aerospace centre explosion in India kills 1, injures 3
The suspected cause is a hydrogen cylinder.
Man dies after being electrocuted in industrial accident in Leamington: police
Ministry of Labour is investigating the accident.
Man dead following explosion at work site in Alberta, second man in hospital
Reports indicate a gas leak caused the explosion south of Grande Prairie near Musreau Lake on Tuesday night.
Labour, employer groups say feds to pass on rules for weed in the workplace
Employers and labour groups divided on the issue of drug testing.
Ammonia leak at Wisconsin food plant sends workers to hospitals
15 people taken to hospital.
ABCs of WSIB
The first step is understanding the WSIB system; the second is implementing best practices to contain costs.
Total well-being in the workplace
Making sure employees are safe and well includes safeguarding their psychological health.
Reduce injury risk with compliant Hi-Vis, FR and PPE
Reduce worker injury risks by outfitting them with fully compliant PPE.
