Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Clarksburg-based Golden Town Apple Products was fined $75,000 on March 12, 2010 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was hurt.
Blog Post #33 – Another Radioactive Spill in Lake Ontario Poses No Harm. Really!!!
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
This happened back in November of 2009 but it goes to show that radioactive leaks happen far too often. My first blog on the accidental release of radioactivity material centred around the Bruce Power Station. This particular blog takes place November of 2009 at the Darlington nuclear station in Clarington, Ontario.
Blog Post #26 – Three Lives Lost in a Confined Space
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The lack of training or just the lack of understanding of a confined space and its associated hazards was at the heart of an accident at a Quebec campsite. This happens a few years ago, (August 2004, to be exact) and an employee of Camping Lac Du Repos, located in the municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, was trying to unclog the outlet pipe of the campground’s septic system when the deadly events were set in motion.
Blog Post #15 – Employers’ Responsibilities Under the ACT Section 25 – 2nd in Series
I have listed section 25, subsection 2 of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).