New Standard Introduced
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The province of Ontario is implementing a new voluntary workplace training standard to help prevent falls and improve the safety of employees working at heights.
Blog Post #816 – Asbestos Cited as Culprit in Many Quebec Workplace Deaths
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A majority of work-related deaths in Quebec in the first seven months of 2009 were the result of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, note statistics released by the Confederation des syndicats nationaux (CSN).
Blog Post #815 – Elite Construction Inc. Fined $50,000 After Workers Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Elite Construction Inc. of Concord has pleaded guilty and has been fined $50,000 after two workers suffered injuries while constructing the new Collins Bay maximum security facility.
Blog Post #813 – Contractor Fined $120,000 in Death of Worker
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A contractor at the construction of the roadway leading to the proposed international crossing between Windsor and Detroit pleaded guilty and has been fined $120,000 in the death of a worker who was killed by a falling steel concrete-forming panel.