Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Green Belting Industries Limited of Mississauga, Ontario, was injured when a roll of paper slid from a lifting device that should not have been used for the task.
Month: September 2021
Blog Post #1275 – Fatal Fall at Hamilton Construction Project Results in $150,000 Fine for Toronto Construction Firm
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On Oct. 15, 2018, a worker employed by Welldone Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, a company that specializes in restoration work, fell from the roof of the building and was killed by the fall. The worker was not protected by a guardrail or travel restraint system as required by law.
Blog Post #1274 – Concern Raised on Drug
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine (July 2017)
The federal Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Published the results of a recent Surgeon General review on using the drug mefloquine to prevent malaria in the military. According to a DND statement dated June 1, 2017 the military will now recommend mefloquine only if a CAF member requests it or if there are contraindications to prescriptions for other anti-malarial drugs.