Excerpt from the government of Ontario ‘Newsroom’
Recovery Abatement & Insulation Ltd., a Harrowsmith business that conducts asbestos abatement, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $25,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos dust on a job site. A supervisor, Gregory Simpson, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure workers used protective clothing and equipment, and was fined $4,000.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Asbestos violations have netted a hospital in Ontario with a $60,000 fine on February 2013 after inspectors found maintenance staff working without adequate protection.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Chrysotile asbestos has been discovered at a shutdown nickel mine near Timmins, Ontario.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia’s high court has taken the unusual step of issuing an arrest warrant to an individual alleged to have exposed workers to asbestos and then concealing the danger by forging reports.