Posts Categorized As: Health and Safety

Blog Post #1694 – Toronto Construction Company and Two Supervisors Fined $625,000 Total After Worker Fatality

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Limen Group Construction of Toronto, Ontario, was fatally injured by a falling concrete block. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 172(1) of Ontario Regulation 213 were carried out at a workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. It also failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Act. The two supervisors failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 27(2)(c) of the Act.

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Blog Post #1693 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Mississauga Construction Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Cachet Homes Corp. of Mississauga, Ontario, a residential construction company, sustained critical injuries after falling from the second floor of a home under construction. The company failed, as an constructor, to ensure that a wooden guardrail system was securely fastened, as required by section 26.3(7) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary section 23(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1692 – Workplace Injury Results In $75,000 Fine for Wallaceburg Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Aarkel Tool and Die Inc. of Wallaceburg, Ontario, an automotive tooling manufacturer, was critically injured after a lower carrier assembly tipped and fell. The company failed, as an employer, to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health or safety of the worker as required by section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1691 – Managing Fatigue-Related Risks in the Workplace

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Report from the CCOHS September 30, 2024

Listed by the OH&S Canada magazine (Fall 2024)

As we head into fall, the days are getting shorter and darker. This shift in daylight can throw off our circadian rhythm and make it challenging to balance sleep and alertness. This can subsequently increase worker fatigue – a form of potential impairment – impacting productivity and increasing the risk of occupational injuries and illnesses.

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