Tag: Worker Health and Safety
Alberta prepares to launch new safety code in July 2009
A new Alberta safety code is coming into effect in July after a lengthy public consultation process. “Our members are supportive of the changes to legislation that improve safety, but […]
Read more »Workers gather to remember fallen comrades in Alberta and B.C.
The construction industry accounted for the highest number of work related deaths in B.C. and Alberta last year. The fact was brought to light as workers across the nation commemorated […]
Read more »Day of Mourning About Remembering But Also About Preventing
The Alberta Federation of Labour is encouraging Albertans across the province to stop for a moment today to remember workers who were killed because of work. April 28th is the […]
Read more »Workplace deaths hit 26-year high in Alberta: Fatalities took biggest toll on older men
Older, male workers and employees in the construction industry accounted for the largest number of workplace deaths in Alberta in 2008 — with total work fatalities reaching a 26-year high […]
Read more »Raft of charges laid in Alberta oilsands deaths
The death of two foreign workers from China at a sprawling oilsands project in northern Alberta has led to the most charges ever laid in a single workplace accident in […]
Read more »53 charges for CNRL, contractors
Following a record 53 charges laid against three companies for a 2007 accident that killed two workers at the oilsands work site, the Alberta Federation of Labour blames the provincial […]
Read more »Charges in oilsands deaths not enough, says labour group
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says the dozens of charges laid Tuesday in the deaths of two foreign workers aren’t enough.Gil McGowan says while the charges are […]
Read more »Alberta oilsands company faces charges in deaths of two foreign workers
EDMONTON – The death of two foreign workers from China at a sprawling oilsands project in northern Alberta has led to the most charges ever laid in a single workplace […]
Read more »March 2009: Rights for farm workers; Health and safety postcard campaign; Project 2012 Booklet; Save the Wheat Board
Rights for Farm Workers! The AFL is joining with UFCW Canada in a campaign to include farm workers in Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. The campaign is a result […]
Read more »End the Harvest of Death: Farmworkers deserve safety protection
On June 18, 2006, Kevan Chandler went to work, as usual, as a farm worker at the local feed mill. He never made it home again that day. While cleaning […]
Read more »Employer charged after rape of worker: Guard sexually assaulted while alone on job site
A private security company has been charged with failing to ensure the safety of a female employee who was raped while working alone two years ago. Garda Canada Security Corp. […]
Read more »Keeping teenagers alive on the job: Provincial ad campaign emphasizes workplace safety
EDMONTON – For 16-year-old Mitchell Tanner, last summer’s full-time gig at Rona was the real deal. “Mitchie had had jobs before, but this was his first actual job,’” said Marjorie […]
Read more »Alberta students taking workplace safety ads to heart
Jason Reid covered his face as he heard the bone cracking and saw the leg breaking at the ankle. The worker-safety video may be a dramatization, but it was based […]
Read more »Oct 2008: New government safety ads fall flat; Unions and coops; National boycott of Petro-Canada
New Government Safety Ads Fall Flat New, gory health and safety ads from the Alberta government aimed at young workers strike the wrong chord with workers. The new, web-only, ads […]
Read more »Unions rap safety campaign
A labour group is giving Alberta’s video campaign aimed at reducing injuries among young workers the thumbs down. The $850,000 campaign features six graphic videos of young workers getting hurt […]
Read more »Alberta young worker safety videos don’t address training, supervision: unions
EDMONTON – A labour group is giving Alberta’s gory video campaign aimed at reducing injuries among young workers the thumbs down. The $850,000 government campaign features six graphic videos of […]
Read more »New Safety Ads A Missed Opportunity
The Alberta government released a set of web-only safety ads today aimed at young workers. The ads are graphic and gory and attempt to highlight dangers common in youth workplaces. […]
Read more »Inquiry to examine farm safety: Wife has pushed for review of 2006 death
An inquiry into the death of a man killed while working on a farm two years ago will open today — a hearing labour officials hope will highlight the “deeply […]
Read more »Backhoe operator drowns at Alberta oil sands project site
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta (Canadan OH&S News) — A backhoe operator has drowned in an accident on September 3 at a tailings pond at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd’s (CNRL) Horizon Oil […]
Read more »Could the streets of Calgary, Canada cause mesothelioma?
Many of Canada’s streets-including some in Toronto and Calgary-are lined not with gold, but with asbestos. The Alberta Federation of Labour doesn’t like it. The labor union has accused the […]
Read more »Fines spike for unsafe job sites: Alberta firms ordered to pay $3.6M this year
A little more than halfway through the year, the dollar amount of fines levied against Alberta companies convicted of workplace safety violations is more than twice the total amount from […]
Read more »City of Calgary taking asbestos scare far too lightly
The Alberta Federation of Labour today accused the City of Calgary of treating the discovery of asbestos-contaminated asphalt throughout its road system far too casually. “Asbestos is one of the […]
Read more »Asbestos is a killer’; Labour leaders concerned over potential health risks to road workers
Labour leaders are expressing grave concerns about dozens of city roads revealed by the Sun to contain toxic asbestos. And while city officials claim there is no public danger, they […]
Read more »Concern Over Asbestos In Calgary Streets
Some strong words for The City of Calgary when it comes to the discovery of dangerously toxic asbestos in Calgary streets. A report for The City shows core samples taken […]
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