Health & Safety
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Ontario hitting warehouses with Covid safety inspections
Zero-tolerance inspections begin with warehouses, food processors and manufacturers in Peel and Halton Regions
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SAFETY FIRST: Power up safety with ergonomics
Ergonomics is an underutilized safety and productivity tool
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Amazon whistleblowers were illegally fired
U.S. Labor Relations Board found two women who spoke up about climate change and coronavirus protection were fired without cause
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Urine trouble – Amazon apologizes for pee tweet
Tweet denied its employees work so hard they must urinate in empty water bottles
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Covid vaccines increasingly the target for theft, counterfeiting
Security measures need to be stepped up across the supply chain
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Police search for motive in Wisconsin warehouse killings
Shooter and two he killed were long-time employees at Roundy’s DC
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Exoskeletons poised for industrial takeoff
Manufacturers and the logistics industry are poised to start strapping exoskeletons onto their workers in increasing numbers
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New rules to prevent runaway rail equipment
Minister of Transport has issued two orders under the Railway Safety Act to reduce the risk of uncontrolled movement of rail equipment
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Martinrea executives deride pandemic travel restrictions
Executives at auto parts manufacturer Martinrea say it’s “time to move on” and recognize the “good things happening,” despite employee deaths from the novel coronavirus
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Ontario hires new health and safety inspectors
Workplace inspections focus on Covid-19 infractions by small business