Written by Marcel Vander Wier, Editor of the OH&S Canada magazine
Ontario will reward it safe is employers with an estimated $140 million for excellence in Occupational Health & Safety, as part of a new program unveiled on November 22, 2019.
Blog Post #1128 – Flash Fire Injures Worker, Orangeville Company Fined $60,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Roto-Mill Inc., 560 Riddell Road, Orangeville, Ontario, a company specializing in asphalt road reclamation and recycling, asphalt milling, concrete scarifying and rumble strip alert warnings systems, suffered injuries from hot asphalt while working on a tanker truck.
Blog Post #1126 – Death of Worker in Fall Results in $100,000 Fine for Windsor Roofing Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On July 15, 2016, A worker, employed by Rauth Roofing Limited, a company that installs, replaces and maintains primarily flat roofs on commercial and industrial buildings in the Windsor area, fell through an opening in the roof and later died from the injuries.
Blog Post #1125 – Worker Dies in Wall Collapse, Company Fined $115,000
At an excavation at a residence on Pine Crescent in Toronto, a worker was killed when an excavated dirt wall collapsed due to lack of support. The employer, SMID Construction Ltd., a general construction contractor out of Ajax, Ontario, was convicted on June 21, 2018.