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Health & Safety
Work at Suncor’s Fort McMurray base plant affected until September due to fire
CALGARY – Suncor Energy Inc. says it will be…
Helicopter was preparing to land before fatal Newfoundland crash: TSB
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A helicopter that crashed near…
Hygienic Design Delivers Cleanliness and Compliance
In food and beverage production facilities around the world,…
MRO Virtual Summit A Success
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever half-day virtual summit.…
Ten workers test positive for COVID 19 at pork processing plant in Manitoba
BRANDON – A Maple Leaf Foods facility in Manitoba…
Military to fly old rescue planes longer as COVID 19 delays new aircraft
OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Air Force is being…
Workplace accident at northwestern B.C. gold mine leaves one worker dead
STEWART, B.C. – A worker has been killed during…
A Proactive Lifestyle for Your Machines – Focus on FLAB
Precision equipment care proactively targets the root causes of machine failure with the specific intent to increase equipment reliability. Proactively managing the mechanical and electrical aspects of fasteners, lubrication, alignment, and balance (FLAB) can increase equipment life, drive equipment reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and support an organization’s environmental sustainability objectives through improved energy efficiency.
Safety board says poor maintenance caused ship fire off Haida
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says a…
Violence erupts near Montreal port amid strike, prompting police investigation
Montreal police are investigating a confrontation between dockworkers and…
MRO Virtual Summit
MRO Magazine’s Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit is set to take place on Thursday.
AirBoss stock jumps to five year high on news of another COVID respirator contract
(CP) NEWMARKET, Ont. – Shares of AirBoss of America…
Landing gear maintenance issue behind 2018 Dash 8 crash landing at N.L. airport
(CP) STEPHENVILLE, N.L. – A safety report says the…
Optimizing Maintenance Work
To accommodate increased production volume during COVID-19 pandemic.
Tesla tries to assure workers there’s no big virus outbreak
(AP) DETROIT – Tesla is trying to assure its…
Fire ravages ship for 2nd day; sends acrid haze over city
(AP) SAN DIEGO – Flames tore through a warship…
Health official revokes U.S. travel exemption for Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax
(CP) HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s top health official has…
From the makers of Whac a Mole: hands free sanitizers
(AP) HOLY HILL, Fla. – The maker of the…
Investigator says Canadian pilot impaired by fumes in Sydney crash
(CP) CANBERRA, Australia – A Canadian seaplane pilot was…
2021 Ford F-150 Takes Things a Step Further
In what seems like ages ago, in January, Ford Motor Company held a drive event for its all-new Super Duty pick-up truck in sunny Arizona. Much has changed since that time, and as a result Ford held a virtual launch event for its most important vehicle, the all-new 2021 F-150 pick-up.
Ejection seat tangled with parachute in Snowbirds crash: Investigators
OTTAWA – A military investigation has found that the…
Honda, General Motors Partner to Produce Hand Sanitizer
Honda and General Motors are producing 12,000 gallons of…
OPINION: Positives Emerge Amid COVID-19
EDITOR’S LETTER (June 2020 issue of MRO Magazine) As…
Nova Scotia firm making face shields opts for at home assembly by workers
HALIFAX – A small Halifax-area company that has pivoted…
Vale to restart work at Voisey’s Bay, production expected to resume in July
ST. JOHN’S – Vale S.A. is moving to resume…
Bad chocks, brake training blamed for crash to prime minister’s plane
OTTAWA – Military investigators have revealed the sequence of…
Enbridge reopens underwater section of Line 5 pipeline after inspection
Alberta-based Enbridge says it has reopened a branch of…
Pull-handle Butterfly Valve Lockout
Brady Pull-handle Butterfly Valve Lockout has a simple, fold-over…
Carrier New Healthy Buildings Program
Carrier has introduced the Healthy Buildings Program, a suite…
FCA Brampton Assembly Hands-Free Hand Sanitizing Station
FCA Canada’s Brampton Assembly Plant (BAP) designed hands-free hand…
