Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Stobag North America Corporation of Burlington, Ontario, a manufacturer of sun shading systems including awnings, canopies and blinds, sustained critical injuries after a fall from an elevated work platform that was struck by a moving toolbar. The company failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2025) as originally reported by the Canadian Press
Three companies have been fined $1.2 million over a workplace death in northern Alberta.
Suncor Energy Services Inc., Joy Global Canada Ltd., and NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd. each pleaded guilty to a charge under Alberta’s occupational health and safety rules.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Superior Propane, was fatally injured between a 1000-gallon steel propane tank and the brick wall of a building. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at a workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bellai Alliance Floor Finishing Ltd. of Gatineau, Quebec (formerly Bellai Bros. Construction), was injured by a swinging peri box that was rigged to a tower crane. Bellai Alliance Floor Finishing Ltd. failed to ensure that the measures and procedures required by section 179(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Ontario Health and Safety Act.