Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. has been fined $275,000 for an explosion that killed a worker at its mill in northern Ontario in 2011.
Blog Post #658 – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Fined $110,000 after Worker Loses Fingers
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Maple Leaf Foods Inc., carrying on business as Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and Cappola Food, has been fined $110,000 after a worker lost fingers in a chopping machine.
Blog Post #642 – General Electric Union Battles Denied Claims
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The union representing workers at a General Electric facility says it will continue to fight with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) over its decision to deny the claims of 150 of its members.
Blog Post #622 – Alert on Hot Work Released in PEI
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An incident in September 2011, in which a small business operator was severely burned after his clothing caught fire while operating a gas cutting torch has prompted the release of a new hazard alert on hot work.