October 2013 – Page 2 – HRSGroup – Providing Occupational Health and Safety Training

Blog Post #396 – Two Burned in Torch Accident

April 17, 2020October 16, 2013 by Dan

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

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Two Ontario companies were fined a total of $180,000 following an incident three years ago in which two workers sustained burn injuries.

Following a trial, Hard Rock Paving Company Limited and Hard Rock Construction Inc. were convicted and fined $120,000 and $60,000, respectively.

Blog Post #395 – Years-old Injury Spurs Hefty Fines at Woodall

April 17, 2020October 13, 2013 by Dan

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

The injury of a worker almost five years ago has ended with a trial involving two Ontario companies that were, ultimately, found to be in breach of safety requirements.

Blog Post #394 – Vehicle Part Manufacturer, Dresden Industrial, Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured

April 16, 2020October 11, 2013 by Dan

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

KSR International Co., carrying on business as Dresden Industrial-Ridgetown, a maker of vehicle parts, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

Blog Post #393 – Enbridge Gas Company, Utility Locator and Excavator Fined in Excess of $1.1 Million Total after Explosion

April 16, 2020October 10, 2013 by Dan

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., of North York, was fined $350,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after an explosion near a construction site. Precision Utility Limited, a Mississauga provider of underground pipeline location services, was fined $200,000 in relation to the same incident. In addition, Enbridge pleaded guilty to charges under sec. 9(2) of Ontario Regulation 210/91 under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 and was fined an additional $350,000. Furthermore, the excavator on this project, Warren Bitulithic Ltd. pleaded guilty in October of 2006 under the same regulation and was fined $225,000.