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COS, CBC Radio win Russ Ramsay award |
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| Michelle Morra recognized for oil and gas industry feature |
 Journalists from Canadian Occupational Safety magazine and CBC Radio in Thunder Bay, Ont. became the first recipients of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association’s new Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health and Safety Reporting. The award was presented by IAPA president and CEO Maureen Shaw at the opening ceremony of the Health and Safety Canada 2008 conference and trade show in Toronto this week.
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WSIB rebate controversy sparks review |
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| Mahoney urges labour groups, employers to ‘calm down’ |
Beleaguered WSIB chair Steve Mahoney has urged labour groups and employers to keep a cool head amid the controversy surrounding his agency’s employer rebate program. Labour groups, meanwhile, have called for Mahoney's resignation.
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3M completes Aearo acquisition |
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| ‘Global integration team’ to examine brand strategy, exec says |
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The $1.2-billion buy-out of Aearo Technologies Inc. will expand 3M’s product portfolio in the personal protection market, says Ken Symns, occupational health and environmental safety business manager at 3M Canada.
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Kitchener takes zero path to safety |
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| Mayor signs up for WSIB charter |
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The City of Kitchener was recently added to the growing list
of municipal supporters of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s Road to Zero program.
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Ontario launches MSD prevention kit |
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The Ontario Ministry of Labour has launched what it calls a
“prevention toolbox” to combat musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) in the workplace.
The MSD Prevention Toolbox is an information package for
safety managers, employers and workers offering valuable resources to help
prevent MSD and other ergonomic-related injuries, which account for 40 per cent
of lost-time injury in the workplace.
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Quebec firm fined $110,000 for criminal negligence |
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| Ruling marks Canada's first OHS-related criminal conviction |
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A Quebec judge has fined a paving-stone manufacturer
$110,000 for criminal negligence in the death of a worker, in what was said to
be the country’s first criminal conviction and sentencing of a company
involving a workplace death.
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