Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Richmond North Property Corp. was handed a $37,500 penalty in December, 2009 for violating asbestos requirements pursuant to Ontario’s OH&S Act.
Blog #444 – ‘Falls’ Target of Investigations in Whitehorse
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) has released its preliminary findings into three falls at two different work sites last year. One incident, at Marsh Lake on September 8, 2009, involved a construction company supervisor who sustained injuries to the head, ribs and one … Continue Reading
Blog Post #436 – Belanger Construction Inc. and the Owner/Director Fined $300,000 Total after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Chelmsford-based construction companies Bélanger Construction (1981) Inc. and R.M. Bélanger Limited were fined $290,000 total on August 10, 2012, for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. The companies’ director, Ronald Bélanger, was fined $10,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #432 – Waterloo North Hydro Inc. Fined $110,000
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Waterloo North Hydro Inc., an electricity distributor for Waterloo and the surrounding area, was fined $110,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.