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North American Resort Operator Introduces New Policy that all Mountain Workers Must Wear a Helmet

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Michigan based Boyne Resorts, who operate nine resorts across the U.S. and Canada, now require all employees working on the mountain to wear a safety helmet. The new policy follows the death, in March, of Alexander Witt, who wasn’t wearing a helmet whilst working on a steep trail at Sugarloaf, ME. The resort was fined $11,400 by the Occupational Safety […]

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Steven Agar | November 13, 2017
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