Company penalized for a workplace fatality

The article reports that Stephenson's Rental Services Inc. in Calgary was found not guilty on all 10 charges under Alberta's occupational health and safety laws in connection with a fatal telehandler incident. It notes that the trial and verdict are part of Safety News Canada’s coverage of workplace health and safety issues.

A Edmonton-based coal mining company, Prairie Mines and Royalty ULC, was fined $360,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure worker safety under the Occupational Health and Safety Act following a fatality near Warburg on Nov. 25, 2023. The $360,000 fine will go to the Alberta Mine Safety Association to develop best practices and training for water…

Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC, an Edmonton-based company, pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure worker safety in a November 2023 incident near Warburg, and was fined $360,000. The court ordered the fine to be paid to the Alberta Mine Safety Association to fund research, industry best-practices…