By Andrew Bates | Telegraph Journal A Fredericton contractor has been fined $7,500 related to a 2022 collapse that sent a crane and its operator into the Canaan River. Caldwell & …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Manitoba issues employer advisory following prosecution for workplace incident
Manitoba Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services is reminding employers to ensure that workers are equipped with a proper fall protection system while working at heights, after an employer was …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
N.L. joins Ottawa, other provinces to strengthen commercial vehicle safety with mandatory electronic logging devices
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will soon join the Federal Government, as well as other Canadian provinces and territories, to enforce the use of mandatory electronic logging devices for …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Saskatchewan introduces legislation to make workplaces safer, meet needs of modern workplaces
On Nov. 3, 2022, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act that will help improve health and safety and better meet the needs of modern workplaces in the …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Employers can’t outsource responsibility for safety: Fine upheld against Nova Scotia company
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has upheld a $1,000 administrative workplace safety fine against Safety First Contracting for unsafe practices at a temporary work site. An anonymous call came in …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Violence
Worker’s firing was because of health and safety complaint, not fights in the workplace: Court
An Ontario court has upheld damages awarded to a worker who got into multiple fights in his workplace and complained about unsafe working conditions. Michael Pereira worked for Cambridge Pallet …
