Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Exposure to cancer-causing agents in the workplace is estimated to cause 10,000 cancer cases across the country every year, according to a report.
Blog Post #1113 – Company Fined $90,000 After Worker Suffers Critical Injuries in Fall from Heights
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by GMJ Electric Inc., contracted by Santoro Construction Inc., out of Mississauga, Ontario, fell from a ladder and suffered critical injuries while performing electrical wiring work on a renovated office site.
Blog Post #1112 – Concrete Pumper Injures Worker, Manotick Company Fined $70,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Manotick Concrete Inc., 1249 River Road, Manotick, Ontario, provides concrete forming and foundation supplies, suffered critical injuries while working as part of a crew pouring concrete into form-work during the construction of the walls of a single-family home.
Blog Post #1111 – 5 Ways to be Ready for a Safety Blitz
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Written by David Reiter and Cynthia Sefton
(David and Cyhthia are partners with Aird and Berlis in Toronto.)
Safety blitz is in Ontario occur when the Ministry of Labour (MOL) attends a workplace unannounced to inspect the workplace for Occupational Health & Safety Act compliance.