Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Nova Scotia has been convicted under the province’s OH&S Act for not properly reporting asbestos contamination.
Blog Post #581 – Oil Sands Trial Delayed
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine and the Alberta Federation of Labour
A decision was made in September, 2011, to delay the trial for at least two companies charged in the deaths of two temporary foreign workers.
Blog Post #579 – Millennium Crane Rentals Ltd. Fined $70,000 for Safety Violation
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
1531147 Ontario Ltd., operating as Millennium Crane Rentals Ltd., a Sault Ste. Marie construction company, was fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after inspectors visited a worksite in response to a worker fatality.
Blog Post #577 – Amputation in Entrainment
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Waterloo Textiles Ltd., a yarn manufacturer in Cambridge, Ontario, has been fined $75,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure a machine was equipped with a guard or other device to prevent access to moving parts.