OHS Canada

1 week ago | ohscanada.com | Brandi Cowen

Compass Minerals Canada Corp. has been fined $75,000 after a worker was injured while assisting with repairs on a flexible conveyor train. On Dec. 19, 2022, maintenance workers and an electrician were repairing a flexible conveyor train that had partially run off its rails at a workplace in Goderich, Ont. To fix the problem, the maintenance workers had to maintain power to the equipment to get it back onto the rails. The electrician left the area while this was being done.

1 week ago | ohscanada.com | Bill Howatt |Troy Winters

Although not legally mandated, a respectful and safe workplace policy is beneficial for organizations of all sizes, serving as a crucial tool to foster a psychologically safe and inclusive work environment. Implementing a respectful and safe workplace policy increases belonging, inclusion and psychological safety.

2 weeks ago | ohscanada.com | Brandi Cowen

John Harris Concrete Ltd. has been fined $85,000 after a worker was fatally injured while cutting down a tree. The small construction company, which specializes in concrete foundations and is based in Chatham, Ont., pleaded guilty to failing, as an employer, to provide training to the worker as required by section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. On Oct.

2 weeks ago | ohscanada.com | Troy Winters |Bill Howatt

The psychological health and safety (PHS) regulation and enforcement bus has left the station, and we’re witnessing a decisive turning point regarding work-related psychological health and safety. Employers are facing a critical choice: get on board or risk being run over by legal requirements, enforcement actions and the mounting dangers and costs of inaction.

2 weeks ago | ohscanada.com | Abdul Matin Sarfraz

Ontario rolled out an $11-billion support package Monday to help businesses and workers under pressure from U.S. tariffs — but industry experts and new polling suggest the relief may not be enough for a crisis expected to drag on well beyond the six-month window the Ford government has proposed.