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Health & Safety
Three companies fined after worker injured in an arc flash
Three companies were convicted on October 27, 2017 for violations related to an arc flash after a worker was injured at the South West Detention Centre (SWDC), 4819 8th Concession Road, Windsor, Ont.On May 28, 2013, a worker was cleaning a…
Trenton Company fined after worker injured by steel struts
A worker at a steel fabrication company suffered permanent crushing injuries after moving a bundle of steel using an overhead crane. On March 8, 2016, a worker was given the task of moving a bundle of steel using an overhead…
Steel company fined after worker injured while moving steel beams
A worker received critical injuries while moving steel beams onto a flatbed trailer. On July 11, 2016, a Steelcon Fabrication Inc. worker was tasked with loading steel beams onto a flat-bed trailer at its Brampton plant, which manufactures and supplies…
Company fined after worker injured while removing bore plug on rotor
A worker suffered critical injuries while performing maintenance on a generator at a Tiverton Ontario power plant. On February 1, 2016, Bruce Power Inc. commenced maintenance work on a rotor. A hole was drilled in the plant’s No. 8 Generator…
Lafarge Canada says new emissions systems in place for N.S. tire burning project
Brookfield, N.S. – As it awaits industrial approval from the province to burn tires at its Nova Scotia cement plant, Lafarge Canada says it has spent $830,000 to install emissions monitoring systems. The company says its new equipment measures plant…
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Cascades launches a transportation electrification program for its employees
Saint Hyacinthe, QC – Cascades launched a pilot transportation electrification project for its employees. To encourage them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by acquiring an electric vehicle, the company has installed twenty-two 240‑V charging stations and one 480‑V fast charging station…
Chemical company’s response to water worries: Silence
Raleigh, N.C. – Americans have grown accustomed to hearing apologies from everyone from cheating car-makers to cheating presidents, but a Fortune 500 chemical company with a pollution problem in North Carolina is following a different model: don’t apologize, don’t explain.…
Unifor seeks leave to challenge Suncor random drug test ruling at Supreme Court
Edmonton – A union that represents 3,000 workers at Suncor Energy’s oilsands operations in northeast Alberta wants to take the issue of random workplace drug testing to the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken Smith, president of Unifor local 707A, said…
Fire crews quickly contain fire at chemical plant in Saskatoon; no injuries
Saskatoon – A fire at a chemical plant in Saskatoon has been contained. Assistant fire chief Wayne Rodger says they got a call just after 4 a.m. Monday after a security person noticed flames coming from a smokestack at Akzo…
Making the case for Workplace Wellness Programs
Hamilton, ON – To help employers better understand the value of workplace wellness programs, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched the e-course, Business Case for Workplace Wellness. With many workers in Canada spending the majority…
Alberta methane releases underestimated
Edmonton – New research suggests industry and government are badly underestimating Alberta’s emissions of one of the most potent greenhouse gases. The difference between official estimates and the measured results suggests the province’s energy industry could have to double its…
Ammonia leak at Fernie, B.C., arena leaves three dead, area evacuated
Fernie, B.C. – Three people are dead after a possible ammonia leak at an arena in Fernie, B.C. on Tuesday night that also forced an evacuation of homes, businesses and a retirement home in the immediate area. WorkSafeBC said based…
Toronto metal fabrication company fined $50,000 after worker injured by machine
A temporary worker at a metal fabrication plant was critically injured while operating a metal-polishing lathe. Under Ontario’s health and safety laws the worker should have been protected from injury by a shield or barrier and should have been provided…
Lafarge Canada Inc. fined $115,000 after contract worker suffers electrical shock
Lafarge Canada Inc. was fined $115,000 after pleading guilty to the offence of failing as an employer to ensure that the power supply to an electrical installation, equipment or conductors was disconnected, locked out of service and tagged before any…
Worker suffers burns, company fined $70,000
Woodstock, ON – A Woodstock employer has pleaded guilty and has been fined $70,000 after a worker suffered chemical burns. The employer, Bridgestone Canada Inc. operating as Firestone Textiles Company, owns and operates a plant in Woodstock, where it manufactures…
Worker injured in forklift injury, company pleads guilty for not abiding by regulation
Toronto – An employer and a supervisor pleaded guilty and were fined a total of $53,000 after a temporary worker was permanently injured on a forklift. The incident took place on April 28, 2016, at Regency Plastics Company Limited located…
Maple Leaf Foods fined $110,000 after worker falls with equipment
Woodstock, ON – Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $110,000 after a worker was injured in a fall from a loading dock. The incident took place at the company’s facility located at 149…
Employer sentenced to 30 days jail after worker injured
Brampton, ON – Ji Nan Li, carrying on business as Yi Yi Construction, was sentenced to 30 days in jail after a worker was seriously injured by a fall. On December 3, 2015, a worker employed by Ji Nan Li…
Court rules in favour of Suncor on random drug testing; union to keep fighting
Calgary – Energy giant Suncor Energy has won another victory in a years-long legal battle over random drug and alcohol testing at its northeastern Alberta oilsands sites. Suncor started randomly testing staff in safety-sensitive jobs in 2012, but the union…
Commercial bakery fined for failing to safeguard environment, worker killed
Toronto – Fiera Foods Company, A Toronto commercial bakery, was fined $300,000 after an incident where a worker was killed. On September 2, 2016, a worker employed by a temporary help agency was working at the Fiera Foods Company plant…
