Canadian Occupational Safety

06/11/2026

Registration is now open for two of Canada's premier workplace safety events: the Canadian Safety Summit (CSS) and the Women in Safety Summit (WISS), both taking place under the banner of COS Live.

Safety professionals can now register for the Canadian Safety Summit and Women in Safety Summit, both part of the new COS Live event in October

06/11/2026

Nimonik has expanded into Europe with a new office in France, helping organizations manage occupational health and safety compliance while continuing the company's independent growth journey.

Jonathan Brun's Nimonik plants its flag in France while taking on private equity-backed giants

06/10/2026

AI is no longer a future concept in occupational health and safety, it is already embedded in day-to-day compliance work across Canada.

Ben Snyman, CEO of AuditSoft & ContractorXchange, outlines how AI is accelerating administrative and audit workflows while simultaneously introducing new risks around data privacy, accountability, and regulatory defensibility that organizations cannot ignore.

Read more on how leading organizations are approaching responsible AI deployment.

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By Ben Snyman, CEO, AuditSoft & ContractorXchange 10 Jun. 2026 Share Artificial intelligence has moved quietly into the day-to-day of occupational health and safety. It's drafting policies and training content. It's summarizing incident reports, parsing certificates, and helping auditors write their...

06/10/2026

Anil Nair at Dentons Canada LLP says workplace safety risks in Canada are shifting toward occupational disease and increased regulatory scrutiny despite lower injury rates.

What the 2026 Work Fatality and Injury Rate report means for employers and why legal strategy matters more than ever

06/10/2026

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is pushing Transport Canada for stronger physical safeguards after a chain of human-factors failures led an eastbound commuter train to pass a Stop signal and cause a near-miss with another train.

GO Transit trains avoided collision by 549 feet

06/10/2026

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) constable has been killed in the line of duty after being struck by a motor vehicle during an active investigation near Hearst, in northern Ontario — the second OPP officer to die on duty in just over a month.

18-year-old faces first-degree murder charges in death of 29-year-old Tarun Bali

06/10/2026

Managing OHS training compliance across teams, departments, and sites is one of the most persistent challenges for safety professionals in Canada; and scattered records only make it harder.

Veriforce Canada's free Excel-based OHS Training Planning Tool gives health and safety professionals, HR teams, and operations leaders a practical way to track workforce training requirements, monitor certification status, and identify gaps before they become a liability.

Whether you manage one site or many, this no-cost resource supports clearer records, better planning, and stronger due diligence.

Download the free OHS Training Planning Tool now.: https://hubs.ly/Q04kH7tZ0

06/09/2026

Lone worker safety is moving beyond checklists as employers adopt technology that can detect risk and trigger rapid response.

OK Alone Senior Vice President North America Rob Camp highlights growing demand for reliable visibility, escalation, and accountability in real world conditions.

Read more on how connected safety tools are reshaping workplace protection strategies.

As expectations rise around connected safety technology and wearables, OK Alone’s lone worker platform is focused on simple, defensible protection

06/09/2026

A fatal backover at a southwestern Ontario construction site has cost two parties a combined $145,000, in a case that underscores the persistent danger of operating heavy equipment without a signaller.

Ontario worker hit by reversing front-end loader in 2024

06/08/2026

Canada construction safety standards are shifting as Type 2 helmets gain momentum across job sites.

Remi Badra and Michael Izzo of PIP Canada explain how Type 2 helmets address modern risks such as slips trips and falls and improve all around head protection.

Learn why employers are accelerating adoption and what it means for workplace safety.

Why the construction industry is shifting from CSA Type 1 hard hats to Type 2