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Blog Post #143 – Two Ottawa Construction Companies Fined $90,000 Total After Worker Injured

September 29, 2011
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Crane Accident, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Federal, Health and Safety, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Urbandale Construction Limited, a residential construction company from Ottawa, was fined $40,000 on September 24, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health...

Blog Post #142 – Information on Nickel Carbonyl Lacking

September 26, 2011
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Standard, Events, Excavations, Federal, Health and Safety, Mining, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the OHS Canada Magazine Medical professionals and researchers need to pay greater attention to building information on nickel carbonyl and its health effects, a coronerâ€™s jury looking into...

Blog Post #141 – Aviance Forming Ltd. Fined $60,000 After Worker Injured

September 25, 2011
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Excavations, Health and Safety, Material Handling, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Aviance Forming Ltd., a formwork company, was fined $60,000 on September 24, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act...

Blog Post #140 – Vitrerie Lessard Inc. Fined $65,000 After Worker Injured

September 22, 2011
Dan
Blog, Construction, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Health and Safety, Industrial, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Vitrerie Lessard Inc., a Quebec manufacturer and installer of windows and other glass and aluminum designs, was fined $65,000 on September 14,...