January 2016 - HRSGroup - Providing Occupational Health and Safety Training

Blog Post #654 – Arc Flash Injury Prompts Fine

January 30, 2016
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Due Diligence, Electrical Safety, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Standard, Industrial, Lockout and Tagout, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services Canada Inc. has been convicted of hiring an unlicensed individual to do electrical work, in contravention of the Electrical Safety Act,...

Blog Post #653 – Young Worker in Manitoba Injured

January 23, 2016
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Blog, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Farming, Federal, Health and Safety, Lockout and Tagout, Machine Guarding, Manitoba health and safety, Manitoba Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine ShellMark Farms Ltd. received a $48,000 fine on June 28, 2012 following the injury of her young worker.

Blog Post #652 – Starland Contracting Ltd. and Director Fined $38,000 Total for Failure to Comply with Law

January 22, 2016
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Fall Protection, Ontario Health and Safety, Working at Heights

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Starland Contracting Ltd., a Mississauga construction company, was fined a total of $29,500 for multiple violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act....

Blog Post #651 – Agora Manufacturing Inc. Fined $60,000 after Worker Injured

January 20, 2016
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Due Diligence, Electrical Safety, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Health and Safety, Industrial, Lockout and Tagout, Machine Guarding, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Agora Manufacturing Inc., a Mississauga manufacturer of electrical enclosures, was fined $60,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after...