Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnipeg free february 2001 John Helgeson works on a helicopter engine at Standard Aero Plant the company is being cited As a Model of workplace with physical labourers having injury rates similar to most office safety continued from Page a1 As it Only the most serious Vio lations Are dealt with in Manitoba through a cumbersome court it almost takes a very serious injury to get anything into Hilliard he said he appreciates Barretts focus on but sees punishment As part of we dont just Tell drunk Drivers dont drive we have to have enforcement and a penalty Side to that to make that Barrett said she needs More information on the administrative penalty proposal before deciding whether it is appropriate for she is also backtracking on a plan to allow judges to Send company directors to jail for serious workplace safety Vio at this we Are not going ahead with directors she last she raised the idea during question period in the legislature shortly before the nip got badly burned by business hostility to labour Law changes in Bill Barrett denies that her decision to postpone changes to workplace safety Law has anything to do with that bitter its not that were backing we just want to make sure that were doing what we need to do right now with the tools that we but Dan Kelly of the Canadian federation of Independent business said he has made it Clear to the doer govern ment that a package of significant changes to workplace safety Law would get a similar reaction to Bill he described the mfrs proposal for administrative safety penalties As very the workers compensation Board has Only recently started imposing higher premiums on companies with poor injury records a move business sup ports that should be Given time to Kelly echoing last Summers Hilliard said no unionized employers resistance to tougher safety Laws is Irrel there doing this on an Ideo logical basis to oppose an nip government to try to set the stage for the next Hilliard said it will be harder for Busi Ness to rally the Public against safety Law changes than against Bill 44s new rules for certifying unions and ending Long he said the federation will not give up its fight for tougher safety we will be profoundly disappointed if some thing int done by the end of the Fol Joe Bryksa Winnipeg free press lowing but not everyone agrees that a crack Down on employers is the most effective Way to protect workers compensation Board presi Dent Pat Jacobsen said the biggest Chal Lenge is changing the workplace culture in the shift that we need is the shift that happened in smoking and in drinking and driving it is seen to be everybody she plans to organize a safety Summit this fall where corporations with Good safety records will share their Strate Gies with companies that have High injury one of the trendsetters is manufacturer Standard where employees doing physical work have injury rates similar to those for most of the provinces office the no unionized company has two full time safety but a Cross Sec Tion of employees is involved in safety every new worker gets four hours of safety then is assigned to an ont Ejob i dont think we need any More Strin gent said Vic president Bruce adding that Manitoba Laws Are comparable to those in other countries where the company safety puerto Plata from air Only Qualton club puerto Plata All Standard room inter clubs fun Royale All Standard room no Golf Caribbean Village Playa Grande Golf Beach resort All Standard room Occidental Gran hotel Playa Dorada All Standard room Bahia Principe san Juan All Standard room mar mar feb26 feb26 12 12 mar 19 mar 19 mar 26 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 299 299 399 399 499 499 499 i 859 1199 999 1299 999 1299 999 1199 1699 1199 1699 1449 1049 1599 1199 1699 1379 1999 1439 1199 1799 1299 1899 1359 1949 1399 1129 1759 1159 1699 1399 1999 1599 puerto vallarta 349 Mexico air Only Royal decameron Complex All 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fatal Union officials charge by Tracy Tjaden flin flon the province has ordered its Northern mines inspectors to double the number of inspections at a flin flon smelter in Light of persistent safety concerns at the Given All of the issues arising at the it seemed the prudent thing to Manitoba workplace safety and health director Geoff Bawden said yes inspections will now occur twice a month instead of Union officials Here say workplace safety Hast improved much since an August explosion in the Hudson Bay mining smelting smelter killed one Man and badly burned four nothing has if its gotten said Tom the Only unionized health and safety officer at Lindsey said he feels powerless when it comes to ensuring smelter workers will be kept Safe on the his Job not Only covers the but All other plants and mines oper ates in the Lindsey sits on the company joint workplace safety and health commit tee legislated body required to have equal representation from Union and management but says the groups plate is overloaded with safety prob lems and As a Many safety issues dont get the attention they the smelter safety Assurance pro a team struck to Deal with the smelter recommendations issued by the province following the is no longer he its duties have been passed Over to the already Over loaded joint workplace safety and health after any Accident investigation theres a lot of interest immediately but then everybody gets wrapped up in the next set of Lindsey said in a recent adding he Doest think the August explosion that killed Steve a 33yearold father of will result in improved safety at the in was charged with four safety related breaches under the workplace safety and health act in connection with the its the first time the province has Laid charges at the flin flon said the department has decided not to Lay charges after a massive molten Metal spill occurred at the smelter three months after the fatal the breakout sent More than 300 tonnes of molten Metal spewing through two Large leaks in the smelters main reverberate by no work ers were injured As fire fighters put out Small blazes that erupted As liquid Metal flowed like lava from the damaged the report into the Accident investigation was due to be released yester Day but did not arrive by press Tom former chief Steward of the said the mood in the Plant remains All of the supervisors who worked the night of the blast Are Back at but none has returned to the he god forbid they Ever come Bill local president of the United steelworkers of said last week the smelters reverberate by fur Nace was built in the 1930s and needs special care and attention to operate the explosion has shown workers they must use their right to refuse if there asked to do something that could result in if nothing else it has made people aware that this company int always looking out for its Best Bage Bawden said Hes aware of ongo ing concerns Over safety at the smelter but said he Hopes doubling the number of inspections will 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