Asbestos Manitoba’s top workplace killer: Safe Work
Safe Work Manitoba is launching a new campaign aimed at reducing the deaths and serious injuries caused by the province's number one workplace killer: asbestos.
View ArticleHamilton’s Sir Allan MacNab school cancels classes due to asbestos concerns
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board said Tuesday that students of Sir Allan MacNab S.S. were sent home over asbestos concerns.
View ArticleWorkSafeBC imposes record-high single penalty of $710,488 for asbestos...
GFL Environmental Inc. has received a penalty of $710,488, for 'failure to provide workers with personal protective equipment when conducting asbestos abatement work.'
View ArticleMcGill University temporarily shuts down 3 buildings over asbestos discovery
Montreal's McGill University says the Raymond, Macdonald-Stewart and Barton buildings on the Macdonald Campus will be off limits for at least two days due to asbestos.
View ArticleB.C. to require license for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024
British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors.
View ArticleAsbestos removal protocol wasn’t strictly followed at Greenfield School:...
Occupational Health and Safety found that the plastic barriers used at Greenfield School in May were not sufficient for asbestos removal.
View ArticleAsbestos, mould, gas leaks in Milton courthouse force closure of in-person...
Superior Court judges will not be presiding over in-person cases at a Milton courthouse because of a mould problem, along with a number of other health and safety concerns.
View ArticleWinnipeg Windsor Hotel cleanup complicated by asbestos and delays
The Windsor Hotel in Winnipeg was left burned down early this week. Talks of cleaning up its debris point to a lengthy process ahead.
View ArticleNew Brunswick health authority faces asbestos-related charges linked to hospital
New Brunswick’s health authority is facing four workplace safety charges for potentially exposing some employees at a Fredericton hospital to asbestos.
View ArticleAbout 26M pounds of asbestos, hazardous materials removed from Centre Block
Officials say demolition work is essentially done as the renovation continues, including removal of around 12,000 tonnes or 26 million pounds of hazardous materials like asbestos.
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