Posts Categorized As: Construction

Blog Post #1743 – North York-Based Company Fined $140,000, Supervisor Fined $7,000 After Serious Workplace Injury

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Fer-Pal Construction Ltd., 171 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, a trenchless technology company involved in water main rehabilitation, suffered serious injuries after being exposed to hot water while working on a water main. Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 71 of O. Reg. 213/91: Construction Projects were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Additionally, Antonio Visconti, as a supervisor, contravened section 27(1)(a) of the Act.

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Blog Post #1719 – Toronto Contractor Fined $80,000 After Workplace Fatality

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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.

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

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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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