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Group calls for unlimited annual mental health coverage for correctional staff
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (560+ words) These suicides are not just a statistic " they are a warning sign that can no longer be ignored" The union representing Ontario's correctional workers is calling on the provincial government to immediately introduce unlimited annual mental health coverage for frontline…...
Cementex launches insulated toolkit for HVAC professionals
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (160+ words) Canadian Occupational Safety Cementex launches insulated toolkit for HVAC professionals TR-9 HVAC Toolkit is a set of double-insulated hand tools rated to 1, 000 VAC/1, 500 VDC for use around energized HVAC equipment Cementex has released the TR-9 HVAC Toolkit, a set of…...
What the Best-Performing Supply Chains Know That Others Don't
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (119+ words) Canadian Occupational Safety What the Best-Performing Supply Chains Know That Others Don't Supply chains continue to become more distributed, less predictable, and risks are evolving faster than ever. Hiring clients and suppliers alike are expected to keep work moving safely…...
Type II helmet mandate arrives on Canadian construction sites
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (638+ words) The CCSC's July 1 deadline is reshaping construction head protection and how the industry thinks about traumatic brain injury prevention "If you look at the data, most head injuries come from six feet or less from slips, trips, and falls," Barnes…...
West Fraser fined $110, 855. 83 after fatal confined space engulfment at sawmill
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (414+ words) Employer "failed to ensure that it assigned overall responsibility for administration of the confined space entry program and supervision of confined space entry to an adequately trained person" Work Safe BC has imposed a penalty of $110, 855. 83 against West Fraser Mills…...
TSB report: mismarked stake led to B. C. pipeline strike
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (226+ words) A misplaced survey stake caused a Fort St. John gas pipeline to be punctured during construction Crews were never told the new stake had been shifted from the pipeline's real position. Believing it marked the correct spot, they dug their…...
Crude breach on Hibernia Platform triggers regulator review
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (683+ words) 'C-NLOER has requested additional information from HMDC in order to fully understand the incident and its root causes" Canada's offshore energy regulator is investigating a significant crude oil release aboard the Hibernia Platform after a failed sludge pump drained more…...
FUCHS Lubricants launches food-grade grease for processing facilities
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (159+ words) Canadian Occupational Safety FUCHS Lubricants launches food-grade grease for processing facilities Company introduces the CASSIDA FM GREASE CSC EP Series FUCHS Lubricants Co. has introduced the CASSIDA FM GREASE CSC EP Series, a high-performance, NSF H1-registered food-grade calcium sulfonate complex…...
Bill C-35 forced labour ban reshapes supply chain safety duties
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (553+ words) Proposed legislation will push health and safety leaders to examine supply chains well beyond their own worksites A new federal bill introduced in June 2026 is set to significantly expand the compliance obligations of Canadian employers, and health and safety leaders…...
Young worker safety campaign launched by WSIB this summer
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (607+ words) Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is warning of rising workplace injury rates among young workers as summer hiring ramps up Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has launched its 2026 #Practice Safe Work campaign. It targets young people aged…...