In Ontario, a farmer and electrical contractor were killed when the trench they were working in suddenly collapsed. Investigators found that the two-metre-deep (6’5”) trench wasn’t properly shored and that the victims weren’t properly trained in excavation work …

A welder in Ontario needs to flip over a 285 kg steel smoke box so he can work on its other side. He asks his supervisor for permission to use a crane. The supervisor tells him to use a forklift …

A worker on a steel barge peers through a hatch and spots co-workers and a supervisor “all piled up on top of each other” inside a void space. A firefighter called to the scene removes his breathing apparatus to …

If there’s an accident at your workplace, your first instinct might be to clean up the mess and get operations back on track as soon as possible. This is especially true if the accident appears minor and your workplace …

Investigating accidents is a key part of a safety coordinator’s job. A primary purpose of the investigation is to determine not just what went wrong but why. Some accidents are freak occurrences; but others are the result of breakdowns …