Blog Post #1408 – Workplace Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for Ayton-based Firm Company and Supervisor Plead Guilty to OHSA Violation

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Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Domm Construction Ltd., a company engaged in agricultural, commercial, municipal, and residential construction. was critically injured while performing duties at a construction site.  Shawn Weltz, a supervisor, was also charged in the accident.

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Blog Post #1405 – City of Ottawa Lobbies for Enforcement

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2016)

The Ottawa City Council has voted unanimously to petition the Ontario Labour Minister and Attorney General to push for criminal investigations and convictions regarding occupational health fatalities and serious workplace injuries, in accordance with 2004 amendments to the Canadian Criminal Code of Canada, known as the Westray Law.

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