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TTC requests police help to investigate subway assault

Video shows transit enforcement officers throwing punches The post TTC requests police help to investigate subway assault appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Conductor dies on the job at Saskatchewan rail yard

Transportation Safety Board investigating fatality of CN employee The post Conductor dies on the job at Saskatchewan rail yard appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Unions protest new Harper budget regarding sick days

Gov't plans to slash sick days for federal public employees The post Unions protest new Harper budget regarding sick days appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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New oh&s research centre opens at Laurentian

Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health moves to new lab The post New oh&s research centre opens at Laurentian appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Government announces new standard for rail cars carrying dangerous goods

New tank car improves safety with thicker steel, thermal protection, full head shields and enhanced bottom outlet valves The post Government announces new standard for rail cars carrying dangerous...

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Eleven women face deportation following human trafficking investigation in...

Sex workers decry police raids on massage parlours The post Eleven women face deportation following human trafficking investigation in Ottawa appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Police association says RCMP officers afraid to speak out

MPPAC calls for resignation of RCMP commissioner The post Police association says RCMP officers afraid to speak out appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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OFL calls on authorities to pursue criminal convictions for workplace fatalities

Push for stricter penalties follows death of young miner The post OFL calls on authorities to pursue criminal convictions for workplace fatalities appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Minister proposes amendments to dangerous-goods regulations

Changes to improve reporting requirements and make data collection more complete The post Minister proposes amendments to dangerous-goods regulations appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Wheel defect led to 2014 derailment and fire: TSB report

Damage was missed in wheel's ultrasonic testing in 1991, safety board says The post Wheel defect led to 2014 derailment and fire: TSB report appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Oversight body to monitor environmental cleanup of N.W.T. mine

Giant Mine shut down since 2004 due to arsenic trioxide The post Oversight body to monitor environmental cleanup of N.W.T. mine appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Health Canada revises public info on asbestos risk

Government now acknowledges that all forms of mineral are harmful The post Health Canada revises public info on asbestos risk appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Tree faller in B.C. dies while battling wildfire

Wildfire contractor John Joe Phare, 60, killed by falling tree The post Tree faller in B.C. dies while battling wildfire appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Alberta to adopt OHS protection for farmers

Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier: "The time has come to make the change." The post Alberta to adopt OHS protection for farmers appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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B.C. conservation service dangerously understaffed, says union

Province still has nine single-officer posts, according to BCGEU The post B.C. conservation service dangerously understaffed, says union appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Pipelines safer than rail for transportation of crude, says Fraser Institute...

Think tank says rail transport 4.5 times more likely to have an accident The post Pipelines safer than rail for transportation of crude, says Fraser Institute report appeared first on OHS Canada...

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Student video on workplace safety reaches viewers in construction industry

Two-minute PSA video screened for 100 construction workers The post Student video on workplace safety reaches viewers in construction industry appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Pearson International Airport worker critically injured in vehicle accident

Teen worker thrown from baggage dolly in collision with fuel truck The post Pearson International Airport worker critically injured in vehicle accident appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Manitoba Trucking Association, SAFE Work launch safety initiative

New safety association for trucking industry created The post Manitoba Trucking Association, SAFE Work launch safety initiative appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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Study sheds light on union safety effect in construction sector

Unionized firms submit more claims but fewer lost-time ones: IWH The post Study sheds light on union safety effect in construction sector appeared first on OHS Canada Magazine.

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