Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A window washer cleaning a Toronto building was saved by his fall arrest system after an equipment malfunction caused him to drop almost 20 storeys.
Blog Post #457 – Bermingham Construction Ltd. and Supervisor Fined $69,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Bermingham Construction Ltd., a Hamilton construction company, was fined $65,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. A supervisor at the company was fined $4,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #456 – One-Third of Companies Shy Away From Hiring People with Disabilities
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (March 2010) By: Jason Contant About one-third of executives responding to a recent poll say they are discouraged from hiring individuals with disabilities amid concerns over managing potential underperformance issues. The survey of 110 human resource senior executives from a cross-section of Ontario-based businesses was released in November. Thirty-six … Continue Reading
Blog Post #453 – Avoiding the Fall
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine By Jason Contant One need only look back to last Christmas Eve in Toronto for a grisly example of why proper fall protection is so very important. It was the afternoon of December 24, 2009 when a swing stage separated in the middle, sending five construction workers plummeting 13 … Continue Reading