Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) kick started its annual workplace-safety campaign targeting of people entering the workforce in summer.
Blog Post #928 – ACT Under Review in British Columbia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia is revisiting the Worker’s Compensation Act (WCA) to make it easier to understand.
Blog Post #927 – Death of Worker in Trench Results in $75,000 Fine
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Utility Force Inc. pleaded guilty and was given a fine of $75,000 in court after a worker died in a trench that collapsed.
Blog Post #921 – Subway Construction Death and Injuries Result in Trial, $50,000 In Fines to Subcontractor
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The 2011 death of a worker and injury to another at a Toronto Transit Commission subway construction site in North York has resulted in a $50,000 fine to a subcontractor of the project. Following a trial, Advanced Construction Techniques Ltd. was found guilty on August 16, 2016 and sentenced in court on September 26, 2016 by Judge Brent Knazan.