Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A Brantford construction firm, was fined $250,000 on September 29, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
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Blog Post #148 – Jackson Builders Supply Limited Fined $55,000 After Worker Critically Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Jackson Builders Supply Limited, an Iroquois manufacturer of wood pallets and containers, was fined $55,000 on September 28, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was critically injured.
Blog Post #147 – B.C. Mining Industry – Confined Space Tragedy Spurs Hopeful Change
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The deaths of four people who were simply doing their jobs at the Sullivan Mine reclamation project near Kimberley, British Columbia have prompted changes that provincial officials hope will avert similar loss of life in future.
Blog Post $146 – Worker’s suffocation spurs $325,000 penalty
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The suffocation death of an employee inspecting a nitrogen-hauling tank in August, 2005 has landed CVA Canada Inc. penalties totaling $325,000.