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Company ordered to pay $350,000 in creative penalties after worker killed by equipment

Company ordered to pay $350,000 in creative penalties after worker killed by equipment
EDSON, ALTA. — Excel Projects Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for failing to ensure an operational control on equipment could not be activated unintentionally after a 2022 incident left a worker dead....
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CCOHS unveils free mental health toolkit
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)...
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Two companies fined after worker seriously injured at residential construction site
CALGARY, ALTA. — Two construction companies have been fined $168,000 each in rel...
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Calgary machine shop ordered to pay $420,000 fine in workplace lathe death
CALGARY — A Calgary-based machine shop has been ordered by Alberta's top court t...
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Company ordered to pay $350,000 in creative penalties after worker killed by equipment
EDSON, ALTA. — Excel Projects Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupat...
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CCOHS unveils free mental health toolkit
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)...
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Two companies fined after worker seriously injured at residential construction site
CALGARY, ALTA. — Two construction companies have been fined $168,000 each in rel...
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Calgary machine shop ordered to pay $420,000 fine in workplace lathe death
CALGARY — A Calgary-based machine shop has been ordered by Alberta's top court t...
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Bell Let’s Talk: °µÍø½ûÇøion’s next generation needs mental health support now
Bell Let’s Talk Day has become the world’s largest conversation about mental hea...
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Employer fined for improper use of tool, Manitoba government issues reminder
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Labour and Immigration is reminding employers to ensure mach...
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National Forum on Changing World of Work
HAMILTON, ONT. – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s (CCOHS...
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UPDATE: BC Building Trades: 39 construction workers mourned at Bentall IV Memorial
VANCOUVER — British Columbia experienced another deadly year in the construction...
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Industry Special: Mining actionable safety insights from big data
The BCCSA is leveraging data analytics tool to help construction employe...
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WorkSafeBC’s premium rate remains unchanged in 2025
RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is reporting B.C. employers will see no change to th...
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‘Devastating loss’: Fire engulfs Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER ISLAND — Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resor...
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Special to the JOC: 2025 road safety resolutions for small business owners
Do your company’s New Year’s resolutions include a commitment to road safety? Th...
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Sharon Giffen appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors
VICTORIA — A new director has been selected for appointment to WorkSafeBC's gove...
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Emergency crews have located one body after mudslide displaced house in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of one of...
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Industry Special: Timely new construction resources aim to reverse a rising tide of musculoskeletal injuries
BCCSA’s growing suite of MSI-prevention tools include 11 new exercise vi...
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‘Are they going to walk away?’: Charges 10 years after B.C.’s Mount Polley disaster
VICTORIA — Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the...
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Holiday season safety reminder: WorkSafeBC issues working at heights advisory
RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC has issued an advisory urging workers and employers...
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°µÍø½ûÇøion leaders recognized with SCSA Awards
REGINA — The Saskatchewan °µÍø½ûÇøion Safety Association (SCSA) recently announ...
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Scaffolding company fined $350,000 after jobsite fatality near Peace River
PEACE RIVER, ALTA. — West Coast Scaffolding Inc. pleaded guilty recently to one...
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First Nations Inspection Authority is Edmonton’s newest safety code inspection contractor
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton is welcoming the First Nations Inspection Author...
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Saskatchewan Power Corporation Fined $840,000 for worker fatalities
WEYBURN, SASK. — Saskatchewan Power Corporation has been fined $840,000 for two...
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Donna Grant appointed president of BC 1 Call
VANCOUVER – Donna Grant has been announced as the new president of BC 1 Call. G...
Infrastructure , OH&S

Another crane incident occurs on Vancouver construction site
VANCOUVER - Another crane incident has occurred in Vancouver. Â On Oct. 29 poli...
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Tower crane safety has to be top of mind at every level: WorkSafeBC expert
Crane safety is top of mind for British Columbia’s safety regulator, but even wi...
Associations , OH&S

‘Alarming’: Report says Canadian homes show higher levels, exposure to radon gas
CALGARY — A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and...
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One home washed away in B.C. mudslide, owner missing: police
COQUITLAM, B.C. - First responders in Coquitlam, B.C., spent much of the weekend...
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SCSA uses survey tool to help companies prevent incidents before they happen
An innovative new survey tool is being used by the Saskatchewan °µÍø½ûÇøion Saf...
Associations , OH&S

Alberta steel fabrication facility fined $200,000 for workplace fatality
CALGARY – Calgary-based Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. has been penalized $200,000 in...
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Saskatchewan company fined $70,000 after worker injured in fall
SASKATOON, SASK. – A Saskatchewan window and door company has been fined $70,000...
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Pulp company fined for releasing ‘acutely lethal’ wastewater into Alberta river
The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million fo...
Government , OH&S

Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 7 to 11
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several Saskatchewan construction...
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Alberta oilfield consulting firm fined $90,000 for workplace injury
VALLYVIEW, ALTA. – An Alberta oilfield consulting firm has been fined $90,000 af...
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