An anonymous tip brought inspectors from the Ministry of Labour to the offices of THS Industries Ltd. in Kitchener where they found OHSA violations relating to nail-maker machines.

The initiative will provide construction safety vests to women and gender-nonconforming persons whose frame and body type are not best served by traditional vest offerings.

Police in Barrie, Ont., say Con-Drain Company Ltd. has been charged with six counts of criminal negligence causing death following a months-long investigation.

While 9.3 million women of working age participate in Canada’s labour market, just 6 percent of them say they wear PPE that is purposely designed to fit their bodies.

Two companies and two individuals have been fined a total of $380,000 for their role in a 2021 elevator-shaft platform collapse that led to critical injuries to two workers.