February 2022 - HRSGroup - Providing Occupational Health and Safety Training

Blog Post #1335 – Worker’s Injuries from Construction Site Fall in Waterloo Results in $60,000 Fine for Innisfil Company

February 27, 2022
Dan
Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Fall Protection, Fall Protection, Health and Safety, Ontario Health and Safety, Working at Heights

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ A worker, employed by MTN Construction out of Innisfil, Ontario, fell 21 feet to the ground, sustaining injuries. Workers had not been given...

Blog Post #1334 – Safety Issues in “No-Go Zones”: Union

February 26, 2022
Dan
Basic Human Rights, BC Health and Safety, British Columbia Health and Safety, Canadian Health and Safety, Discrimination, Federal, Health and Safety, Violence and Harassment

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015) Written by Jeff Cottrill, Editor Safety issues in British Columbia's social-worker sector have resulted in "no-go zones" throughout the province that aboriginal child-youth...

Blog Post #1333 – Outdated Data Used in Temporary Foreign Worker Program

February 23, 2022
Dan
Alberta Safety, Basic Human Rights, Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Standard, Health and Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015) Original report by Jean Lian, Editor of the magazine) The wage data used by Alberta government officials to determine which Temporary Foreign Worker...

Blog Post #1332 – Worker’s Fall from Catwalk Results in $65,000 Fine for Quarry Operator

February 21, 2022
Dan
Canadian Health and Safety, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Health and Safety, Maintenance, Mining, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ A worker, employed by James Dick Construction Limited of Caledon, Ontario, fell into a quarry when a catwalk gave way. The catwalk had...