May 2015 - HRSGroup - Providing Occupational Health and Safety Training

Blog Post #561 – Cambridge Company Fined $75,000 for Failure to Provide Supervision

May 31, 2015
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Demolition, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Fall Protection, Fall Protection, Federal, Industrial, Ontario Health and Safety, Working at Heights

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ MacDonald Steel Limited, a company in the business of custom steel fabrication in Cambridge, has been fined $75,000 after a worker fell from...

Blog Post #560 – Fine in Death at Salt Mine

May 28, 2015
Dan
Blog, Confined SPace, Confined Space Entry, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Standard, Engineering Standards, Events, Excavations, Health and Safety, Lockout and Tagout, Machine Guarding, Mining, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine The company that owns a salt operation in Goderich, Ontario was ordered to pay hundred and $40,000 following the death of a worker two...

Blog Post #559 – Par-Pak Ltd. Fined $90,000 after Worker Injured on Moving Machinery

May 19, 2015
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Health and Safety, Industrial, Machine Guarding, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the government of Ontario's 'Newsroom' Par-Pak Ltd. of Brampton, a manufacturer of plastic food packaging products, was fined $90,000 after a worker was caught in moving machinery and...

Blog Post #558 – Structform International Limited Convicted, Fined $85,000 after Worker Injured Falling Through Floor

May 18, 2015
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Standard, Events, Fall Protection, Fall Protection, Health and Safety, Ontario Health and Safety, Working at Heights

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Structform International Limited, a Toronto company subcontracted to supply and install concrete formwork, has been convicted and fined $85,000 after a worker fell...