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Workers Health and Safety Centre

The ‘top employer’ where workers kept dying: List under scrutiny after Suncor’s inclusion

Globe and Mail said it is working on changes to the annual report, put together by a third-party company called Mediacorp, after backlash from safety experts.


New age limits for young workers in B.C. came into force on Jan. 1

Province sets out new rules for workers under the ages of 16 and 18.


Manitoba roofing company fined $24,000 after worker injured in fall

Worker was clearing debris off work near an area where guardrails had been removed.


Search called off for Nova Scotia fisherman, RCMP to take over as missing person case

Man fell overboard on Boxing Day from the The Little Weasel Too about 11 kilometres off Cape Sable Island.


New Brunswick announces inquest into worker killed at Devon Lumber in 2019

Worker killed during incident at location in Fredericton.
 
 
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You clicked, we counted: OHS Canada’s Top 10 Stories of 2022

The editors of OHS Canada have crunched the data to reveal the most-read stories of 2022. Find out which story was number one. » Read More
 
Global OHS News 
 

3 dead, 2 hurt in North Carolina construction site accident

Scaffolding collapsed on Monday, and work suspended by OSHA investigates. » Read More

3 charged in fatal shooting of USPS mail carrier in Milwaukee

44-year-old carrier was killed on Dec. 9 while delivering mail. » Read More
 
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I had a conversation with ChatGPT about workplace safety: This is how it went

Senior editor Todd Humber asked the AI tool a series of questions about OHS. » Read more

I’ve indulged over the holidays. If I’m healthy the rest of the time, does it matter?

Emma Beckett from the University of Newcastle delves in to the “silly season” when people eat, drink and be merry and the health impacts of doing so. » Read more
 
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