O’Reilly Oilfield Services Ltd. has been fined $90,000 following a serious workplace injury at a northern Alberta oil and gas site. The company pleaded guilty to one count under Alberta’s…
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Settlement offer rejected by oil sands worker with allergy was ‘fair and reasonable’: Alberta tribunal
A $27,000 settlement offer that was refused by a worker in a discrimination case was “fair and reasonable” in the circumstances, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has ruled. The…
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Oilfield equipment supplier fined $360,000 after fatal workplace incident in Alberta
Isolation Equipment Services Inc., an oilfield equipment supplier, has been ordered to pay $360,000 in relation to a workplace fatality, following a guilty plea in the Red Deer Court of…
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Court upholds reinstatement of Hibernia platform worker fired for using CBD oil to treat colitis
The Hibernia Platform Employers’ Organization (HPEO) has lost its appeal of an arbitration award that reinstated a unionized worker who was fired for using CBD oil to treat colitis. HPEO…
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Alberta worker awarded more than $400,000 after being let go during pandemic, oil decline
An Alberta woman has been awarded 20 months’ notice after being terminated without cause during the pandemic, amounting to a more than $400,000 payment. Jeannette Watson worked for Schlumberger Canada…
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A Humboldt company pleaded guilty to one violation under The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 in Humboldt provincial court on June 27, 2022. Brockman Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty to contravening clause…