http://www.hrsgroup.com Occupational Health and Safety Training Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:31:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-371-kone-inc-fined-55000-after-worker-injured/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-371-kone-inc-fined-55000-after-worker-injured/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 15:40:11 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3710 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-371-kone-inc-fined-55000-after-worker-injured/feed/ 0 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-370-worker-injured-removing-shoes-from-power-line/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-370-worker-injured-removing-shoes-from-power-line/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:48:45 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3495 Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine By: Jason Contant An Alberta worker was injured when he tried to remove an article from an overhead power line and received an electrical shock.]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-370-worker-injured-removing-shoes-from-power-line/feed/ 1 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-369-pipeline-contractor-fined-50000-after-fire/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-369-pipeline-contractor-fined-50000-after-fire/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:16:47 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3491 Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Robert B. Somerville Co. Limited, a King City pipeline contractor, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in a fire.]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-369-pipeline-contractor-fined-50000-after-fire/feed/ 0 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-368-keeping-alert-and-awake-essential-to-road-safety/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-368-keeping-alert-and-awake-essential-to-road-safety/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:30:02 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3488 Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine Written by Dan Birch Your eyelids feel heavy. You're getting sleepy, very sleepy. Hope you're not driving. Unfortunately, for a chunk of Ontario drivers involved in vehicle collisions, sleepy they were. A report released by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and members of the Highway Safety Roundtable in February notes almost 20 per cent of all fatal vehicle accidents in the province involve fatigued drivers.]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-368-keeping-alert-and-awake-essential-to-road-safety/feed/ 1 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-367-workers-back-on-the-job-following-co-leak/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-367-workers-back-on-the-job-following-co-leak/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:34:37 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3486 Article from the OH&S Canada magazine Written By: Jason Contant SPRINGBROOK, PEI Approximately 20 workers at a Springbrook, Prince Edward Island company that ships and grows fresh shellfish were back on the job after being exposed to high, but as-yet undetermined, levels of carbon monoxide (CO).]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-367-workers-back-on-the-job-following-co-leak/feed/ 1 http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-366-spencer-steel-limited-fined-55000-after-workers-injured/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-366-spencer-steel-limited-fined-55000-after-workers-injured/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:43:38 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3481 Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Spencer Steel Limited, an Ilderton construction company that designs and installs steel products, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured. ]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/post-366-spencer-steel-limited-fined-55000-after-workers-injured/feed/ 0 http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-365-electro-pack-inc-fined-50000-after-worker-injured/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-365-electro-pack-inc-fined-50000-after-worker-injured/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:38:16 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3477 Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Electro-Pack Inc., a Toronto manufacturer of packaging, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-365-electro-pack-inc-fined-50000-after-worker-injured/feed/ 3 http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-364-fall-nets-company-50000-fine/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-364-fall-nets-company-50000-fine/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:34:33 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3473 Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine A construction company in Prince Edward Island -- recently fined $50,000 in the death of an employee last year -- has gained the dubious distinction of receiving the first conviction under the province's new, stiffer fine schedule.]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-364-fall-nets-company-50000-fine/feed/ 2 http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-363-sifto-canada-corp-fined-140000-after-worker-killed/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-363-sifto-canada-corp-fined-140000-after-worker-killed/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:04:31 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3471 Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Sifto Canada Corp., operator of a Goderich salt mine, was fined $140,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. ]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-363-sifto-canada-corp-fined-140000-after-worker-killed/feed/ 1 http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-362-assaults-far-from-uncommon/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-362-assaults-far-from-uncommon/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:06:42 +0000 Dan http://www.hrsgroup.com/?p=3467 Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine Manitoba's child and social workers are under attack, with more than a third of those surveyed reporting being physically assaulted and nine of 10 experiencing verbal threats.]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog-post-362-assaults-far-from-uncommon/feed/ 2