Before 2009, drywallers were not allowed to use construction stilts, in Ontario, under any circumstances.
In 2009, the laws were changed and stilts were finally allowed. There were, however, a large set of requirements in the new regulation 443/09.
Blog Post #54 – Torus Construction Limited Fined $110,000 After Worker Killed
Excerpts from the Ontario Government ‘Newsroom’
Torus Construction Limited, an Ottawa paving company, was fined $110,000 on January 22, 2010, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #52 – T.K.S. Holdings Inc. And Supervisor Fined $55,000 Total After Partial Building Collapse
Excerpts from the Ontario Government Newsroom
T.K.S. Holdings Inc., an Ottawa real estate and construction company, pleaded guilty and was fined $50,000 on January 15, 2010, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a partial building collapse. The owner of the building and the company, Tony Shahrasebi, pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000.
Blog Post #45 – Atlas Dewatering Corporation Fined
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Atlas Dewatering Corporation, a Concord company dealing in groundwater control, was fined $75,000 on February 10 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was critically injured. Patrick Maher, a supervisor with the company, was fined $6,000 in relation to the same incident.