Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A worker in Newfoundland and Labrador was fatally injured August 24 after the road construction machine he was operating tipped over and trapped him.
Blog Post #270 – Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corp. Fined $130,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s Newsroom
Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corporation, a Toronto-based company that designs and builds tunnel boring machines (TBMs) used to dig underground circular tunnels, was fined $130,000 on December 22, 2011, for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #265 – EFCO Canada Co. and Engineer Fined $135,000 Total after Workers Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
EFCO Canada Co., a supplier of steel form products and services, was fined $125,000 on November 26, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused workers to be injured. James McGerrigle, a professional engineer with the company, was fined $10,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #264 – Alert Targets Fall System
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A new MOL hazard alert is cautioning workers and employers about the potential dangers of a particular fall protection system.