Workplace Safety

• Crane appears to drop load in Vancouver, triggering investigation

  Police and WorkSafeBC watchdog were called to a job site on East Hastings Street near Glen Drive where the crane reportedly dropped a load of steel beams.

  Economy

  Oct 29
  
• Manitoba to return to original apprentice-to-journeyperson construction ratio

  The province says it's returning to a system that includes more supervision on construction sites, out of concerns for workplace safety.

  Canada

  Oct 22
  
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• McCain plant workplace death under investigation in Coaldale

  A tragic incident occurred at the McCain plant in Coaldale which resulted in the death of one person is currently under investigation.

  Canada

  Jul 18
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• Muscular damage the leading cause of workplace injury claims in B.C.

  According to WorkSafeBC, musculoskeletal injuries have led to more than $2 billion in claim costs in the past five years. They also account for 30 per cent of all time-loss claims.

  Health

  Jul 14
• With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’. But are Canadian laws keeping up?

  Employee surveillance can look like a warehouse worker with a mini-computer on their arm that's tracking every movement they make, says one expert.

  Canada

  Mar 9
• Two London-region companies fined $400k in 2020 Teeple Terrace collapse

  Two Oxford county construction companies, iSpan Systems LP and East Elgin Concrete Forming Ltd., were fined a combined $400K after a Ministry of Labour investigation.

  Canada

  Jan 8
• Friends, family remember man who died in Calgary workplace fatality

  Cho was crushed by a massive slab of marble while working in a warehouse yard.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
• Lack of workplace safety led to foreign worker’s death at Quebec farm: report

  The findings of the report were made public Thursday from Quebec's workplace safety board, which investigated the October 2022 death at a farm in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Mauricie.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Aug. 30

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Wednesday, Aug. 30.

  Aug 30, 2023
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• Man seriously injured in northwest Calgary while doing electrical work: police

  A man who was doing electrical work in northwest Calgary on Tuesday sustained life-threatening injuries while on the job, according to police.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2023