This year’s conference features another exciting line-up including a keynote address by...
Health and Safety News
Welcome to WSN health and safety news for mining, forestry, paper, printing, converting sectors, and northern Ontario small business. Both hazard alerts and news items can be sorted by the 'tags' listed in the left-hand navigation. You can use this feature to search for news items or hazard alerts by topic. For latest news, follow Workplace Safety North on LinkedIn, @WSN_News on Twitter, and subscribe to Every Worker health and safety newsletter.
Search News by Tags
Jan 21, 2013
Jan 18, 2013
In response to WSN’s mining industry roundtable request for leadership training, WSN is launching a pilot program ‘The Science of Great Leadership: Building a Safe Profitable...
Jan 09, 2013
Come learn about the Ministry of Labour’s slips, trips and falls blitz that will be taking place in February and March 2013. The session will cover results from past blitzes,...
Jan 07, 2013
Dr. Linda Duxbury is one of Canada's leading workplace health researchers and workplace demographic experts. The workplace of today is not the same as the workplace of even one...
Tags: MiningEventsOHS Research
Dec 04, 2012
This January and February, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) is conducting a ventilation blitz in underground mines, and will be specifically looking at diesel emissions measurement...
Nov 21, 2012
Why are we so easily distracted? Why do we often miss what's right in front of our eyes? Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better?
Joe Hallinan is the...
Nov 15, 2012
This one and a half day course "Exploration Drilling: Identifying and Assessing Risks" will take place at the Timmins Inn & Suites, Timmins, Ontario on November 22 & 23...
Oct 17, 2012
This November and December, the Ministry of Labour will be focusing on hazards associated with ore passes and loading pockets in underground mines. During this blitz, the...
Oct 09, 2012
The Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD) is presenting a one-day conference on how to reduce fatigue and prevent MSDs in the...
Jun 22, 2012
Workplace Safety North will be hosting a one-day ground support applications symposium in Sudbury on September 13th.
Over the past several years, new ground support...