Posts Categorized As: Chemical Safety

Blog Post #1738 – Workplace Injury Results in $60,000 Fine for Niagara-on-the-Lake Manufacturer

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Genaire Ltd. of Niagara-on-the-lake, was injured while attempting to reopen a container of hazardous paint that had been improperly stored. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 7(1)(c) of Ontario Regulation 860 were carried out in the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1737 – Workplace Injury Results in $130,000 Fine for Calgary-based Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by NOVA Chemicals Corporation of Calgary, Alberta, a petrochemical manufacturer that operates facilities across Canada, sustained serious injuries after hot liquid was discharged from an exhaust stack during maintenance work. The company failed to provide information, instruction and supervision to protect workers from hazards associated with intermittent blowdown operations, contrary to section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1706 – Manitoba Fines Employer After Worker Injured in Explosion, Issues Reminder For ‘Appropriate Ventilation’

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Winter 2024)

Manitoba has fined an employer just over $7,000 after a worker sustained “significant” injuries in an explosion

On June 23, 2020, a worker employed by Prairieview Custom Basements Inc. was working in an excavated area at a residential property, applying Rub-R-Wall foundation coating to a foundation that had been recently torch-treated to remove moisture.

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