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After 75 years, is it time to rethink the hierarchy of controls? Troy Winters and Bill Howatt think so, noting in this week's lead opinion piece that the tool should integrate both physical and psychosocial hazards to help better protect workers.
- Brandi Cowen, Editor
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As citizens of Lac-Mégantic, Que., marked the 12th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people when a runaway train derailed and smashed into downtown, an advocate warned that more needs to be done to ensure rail safety.
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Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, and their families and the industry are still waiting for answers from WorkSafeBC about what happened, and from prosecutors about possible criminal charges.
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On June 17, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
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The role of an environment, health, and safety (EHS) manager is complex. They have direct access to senior management, influencing high-level decisions, but often work alone with limited support. EHS managers may face aggression due to resistance to new safety requirements, frustration from crew leaders when work is stopped for safety reasons, or pushback from leadership over money spent on safety programs.
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After a section of a large industrial tunnel caved in, more than two dozen construction workers who were hundreds of feet below the streets of Los Angeles raced for miles in the dark — clambering over towering debris, terrified of being trapped, according to descriptions by their family members and officials.
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A 26-year-old woman has been arraigned in the fatal stabbing of her manager after being told to leave early from her shift following an argument at a Detroit-area McDonald's restaurant.
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As health and safety practitioners in Canada, we’ve long relied on the traditional hierarchy of controls (HoC) – elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, and PPE – to guide health and safety decisions. While this framework has served well for physical hazards, several recent research papers have suggested we need a more nuanced approach that comprehensively addresses physical and psychosocial hazards (i.e., non-physical hazards).
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A thorough orientation that includes work zone safety is a powerful tool for companies employing people who work at or on the roadside.
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September 14, 2025 | 101 New Gower St
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador A1C 1J5
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November 5, 2025 | 1808 Wellington Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0G3
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