Safety
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Loblaws fined after customer struck by falling load
Load fell from forklift being operated near the store’s entrance
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Railways partner with fire chiefs to promote the AskRail app
Canada’s railways have released a new promotional video about the AskRail app
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Ontario material handling safety blitz nets 107 stop work orders
Blitz targeted 1,224 workplaces
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Auto parts maker fined in worker death
Company fined $175,000 after worker crushed by bins that toppled after being disturbed by a forklift
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Rail emergency training in Alberta
Emergency Response Assistance Canada and Canadian Pacific conduct training exercise to ensure responders are ready for rail emergencies
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Montreal and CN strengthen safety cooperation
CN provides Montreal’s civil protection centre with reports on the movement of dangerous goods
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Guard makes automation safer
Automated barrier door and steel fencing form safety cell around robotic processes
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Big freight railroads won’t meet safety technology deadline
CP will make deadline to install anti-derail technology, CN won’t
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Ontario material handling safety blitz coming in September
Ministry of Labour will be conducting workplace inspections to ensure health and safety compliance
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Fraser Institute report says pipelines safer than rail
Accident rate is 4.5 times higher for rail than for pipelines.
