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Calgary, AB - Whether you are a Supervisor of employees, or the owner of a company that employs; if it hasn't crossed your mind about what can happen if a workplace incident occurs, you might want to read this... actuall...
Yuridia Flores, 41, was the victim of a fatal crane accident at Oakridge Park construction site on Feb. 21, 2024. The mother of two, originally from Mexico, worked at the site as a general labourer. PHOTO BY YURIDIA FLOR...
The scene of a toppled excavator making contact with a grapple truck, pinning a construction worker causing a fatality.
A 43-year-old worker died June 20 at the construction site of the new Big 4 Motors dealership on the Tsuut'ina First Nation. - Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta - Rescuers worked frantically Thursday to unearth a worker buried in a trench at a worksite in the city's northwest. Hours after rescue efforts began, the man's body had still not been pulled from the t...
Picture of Patrick Poitras. (Patrick Poitras/Facebook)
Ontario - Three Canadians have been sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud that involved acquiring personal protective equipment at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kimberly, BC - The single largest penalty ever has been handed to a Toronto-based company that had been hired to provide demolition services, WorkSafeBC officials announced Friday.
A string of fatalities at Suncor Energy Inc. has caught the attention of investors who view workplace safety breaches as a warning sign of deeper problems within a company.
The pictures above show what is most commonly used on an industrial and commercial site for scaffolding platforms, however; there are many different types and variations.
Domtar Pulp and Paper Mill located at 609 12e Rang, Windsor, Quebec. Domtar Mill sits on top of a hill in Windsor and employees approximately 900 employees.
SUDBURY, ONT. - A rescue operation is underway Monday for 39 people stuck underground at Vale's Totten Mine in Sudbury, Ont., CTV News has confirmed.
Ottawa - An employee of Hucks Marina and Resort in Rockport, Ont. has died after he was struck by a falling tree this weekend.
Calgary, AB - On Monday August 16 at around 6:20pm, Emergency crews were called to the Glenmore Fabricators main building located at 10005 Enterprise Way S.E. which in the Shepard area of Calgary, said EMS spokesperson S...
Calgary, AB - Being a tradesman having to listen to the same person talk day after day in the mornings, well; it got mundane to say the least. Each industry sector has their own structured requirements. Residential, unle...
A worker looks on as a police officer investigates a collapsed crane resting on the building it damaged in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. At least four people were killed. (Alistair Waters/The Canadian Press)
Sugar Land, Texas - A Texas jury has issued a $222 million verdict against Team Industrial Services (TEAM) for the death of Jesse Henson at the Jeffrey Energy Center power plant north of Topeka, Kansas, a press release...
Fort McMurray, AB - Being in the industry we can sometimes take going home safe each day for granted. I know I did. There's something about witnessing such a horrific thing such as a workplace fatality that can change y...
Jared Moffat, left, and Tim McLean, right, were killed in 2017 when a tower collapsed near the Avalon Peninsula community of Come by Chance. (Facebook)
Do women actually make less? Well, a new report detailing the early career earnings of Canada's trade certificate holders finds women are concentrated in lower-earning trades and, as a result, earn considerably less than...
An ambulance is seen at a construction site on Cogswell Street in Halifax on March 17. Global News
Proudly Canadian company Providence Therapeutics and Northern RNA have the answer for Canadians! The Canadian biotechnology company has inked a deal with the province of Manitoba to provide it with two million doses of a...
Officials with Occupational Health and Safety and the RCMP are investigating an incident at Suncor Base Plant north of Fort McMurray. (Occupational Health and Safety)
High-visibility safety apparel (HVSA) allows workers to be seen by others and warn vehicle operators of the presence of be workers nearby, especially in low-light conditions or darkness. The CSA Standard Z96-15 High-Visi...
The aftermath of a horrible crash between two tractor trailers, pinning one into a concrete overpass.
Alberta Occupational, Health and Safety Officers are at the Suncor Fort Hills project site investigating the tragic fatality of two workers.
Police and EMS are on the scene of a workplace death that happened Saturday morning. Officials say a man fell at least seven stories and was declared dead at the scene. PHOTO BY AZIN GHAFFARI /Postmedia
A person is dead and five others were transported to hospital after a residential building that was under construction in London, Ont., partially collapses.
Emergency crews were called to a workplace incident near Winterburn Road and Whitemud Drive in west Edmonton on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Global News
Cenovus CEO Alex Pourbaix, shown in Calgary in January. Boards of directors at both Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy have approved the deal between the two companies, expected to close in the first quarter of next year. P...
A still from the sitcom "Workaholics"
RCMP investigate a job site fatality at RancheView School in Cochrane, Alta. Global News / Tom Reynolds
Hinton, Alberta - On October 05, 2020 a Scaffolder working out of the Alberta Carpenters 1325 hall, sadly fell to their death. This is absolutely tragic. The Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers, Der...
CCA Logistics Ltd. pleaded guilty to a charge under the Consumer Protection Act, admitting to markups on COVID-related items that were 'grossly excessive.
Sam Fitzpatrick, 24, was killed by a falling boulder on a Kiewit worksite in B.C.'s Toba Inlet on Feb. 22, 2009. (Christine Tamburri)
This is a rendering of what the Cascade combined cycle natural gas-fired power plant near Edson, Alberta, will look like when it enters commercial operation. Financing for the plant has been secured and construction is u...
The Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park is offering half price discounts for female visitors to drive up numbers. (AFP)
Canadians shouldn't expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be a "silver bullet" that will bring a swift end to the coronavirus pandemic and a return to normal, according to the country's chief public health officer.
Studying the statistics of the COIVD19 pandemic
Mississauga, Ont - Two major Canadian contractors are joining forces.
The new requirement will take effect on Aug. 1.
Hamilton, ON - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
"Changes are an important step in modernizing the Workers Compensation Act, ensuring workers and their families get the support they need"
All feedback received will be presented to WorkSafeBC's Board of Directors for their consideration.
A man who was working in a trench laying pipe has died after the bucket of an excavator fell on him
Canada will face high unemployment and low growth until 2021, according to findings
OTTAWA - Canadian and U.S. officials have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel until August 21, CTV News has confirmed.
Since March 16, 2020, the Superior and Ontario Courts of Justice have facilitated over 21,000 calls to hear matters remotely.
Now more then the usual hot summer days, most construction and industrial sites are making face coverings mandatory. Face coverings can definitely add to overheating and make it, at some times more difficult to get that ...
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal protective equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19 that Canada is almost at the point of being self-sufficient.
Alberta employers will no longer be required to have an occupational health and safety (OHS) committee at every work site, as of this past January 31, 2020.
3M Fall Protection has determined that the 3M PROTECTA Cobra Mobile/Manual Rope Grab AC202D is incorrectly stamped for use with 1/2 to 3/4 inch diameter rope on the exterior body of the unit. This Cobra Rope Grab is ce...
3M Fall Protection announces an immediate stop use and product recall of the 3M DBI-SALA Twin-Leg Nano-Lok edge and the Twin-Leg Nano-Lok Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifeline. These Twin-Leg Nano-Loks are used as part ...
