Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by KAS Aluminum & Copper Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, a contractor that installs windows, eavestroughs and siding, was fatally injured falling from a roof. The company failed to ensure the worker was using fall protection when exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres, contrary to section 26.1(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 as required by section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (winter 2024)
This report was written by Gail J. Cohen, One of Canada’s most experienced and respected legal journalists and Gail is the former editor-in-chief of Canadian Lawyer, InHouse, 4Students and Law Times and their associated websites and digital initiatives.
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.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Winter 2024)
Two companies have been fined a total of $400,000 after two workers were killed and four others critically injured when a section of a building under construction in London, Ont., collapsed.