Health & Safety

Construction Health and Safety Action Plan had input from construction employers, workers and other industry stakeholders.

A number of initiatives are planned in 2017 to continue the work of the McIntyre Powder Project, which aims to document the work and health histories of miners who were exposed to aluminum powder while working in mines in Northern Ontario.

Goldcorp has been fined after a worker was injured at its Red Lake gold mine complex near Balmertown in 2015.

A strong safety culture has made an Algoma district logging contractor a repeat winner at the Workplace Safety North (WSN) annual awards.

Province provides $1.2 million to Sudbury's Centre for Occupational Research in Safety and Health

Workplace Safety North is now offering a mental health first aid training course developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). The course will be available starting in June.

The Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) at Laurentian University is establishing a mobile lab and a workplace simulator, thanks to more than $1.2 million in funding.

It’s rare that being the tamest conference in town is considered a sign of success. But for the 2016 Mining Health and Safety Conference, it was exactly what they wanted.

A pair of Northern Ontario companies has been recognized by Workplace Safety North (WSN) for leading the way in health and safety practices. Kidd Operations-A Glencore Company , of Timmins, and Fleming’s Trucking and Logging Inc.

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services will hold its 2015 health and safety conference and trade show in Sudbury on September 24.