Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The high court of New Brunswick has ruled that if a work environment is considered inherently dangerous, there is no need for evidence of an existing alcohol problem before implementing a random testing policy.
Blog Post #551 – Lack of Training Spurs Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The failure to properly train workers on venting installation for gas boiler has ended with an Ontario engineering company being fine $35,000.
Blog Post #455 – Mining Company Charged
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (March 2010) A mining company in Newfoundland and Labrador faces nine health and safety charges following an incident in January of 2008. Teck Resources Limited has been charged with failing, as an employer, to provide a safe workplace, ensure workers were made familiar of the hazards they may face … Continue Reading
Blog Post #435 – Ottawa Catholic District School Board Fined $275,000 after Classroom Explosion
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The Ottawa Catholic District School Board was fined $275,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after an explosion in a school classroom that killed a student.