Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2017)
The Vernon School District was fined $628, 034, following the renovation of property that turned out to have asbestos-containing materials in it.
Blog Post #1488 – Workplace Fatality Results in $115,000 Fine for Ottawa Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bacic Forming Concrete Ltd., sustained fatal injuries during the demolition of foundation walls at a construction project for a new single-storey residential dwelling. The employer failed to take precautions to prevent injury to a person on or near a project that may result from the demolition of a building or structure, as prescribed.
Blog Post #1375 – Critical Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for Vaughan Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’. A worker, employed by Westdale Construction Co. Limited, a company which owns and operates a high-rise residential apartment building, suffered a fall resulting in critical injuries while performing HVAC maintenance work.
Blog Post #1309 – Bolton Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured by Collapsing Structure
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A steel structure assembly collapsed, injuring a worker, employed by Rafat General Contracting Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, who was doing work in an existing vacant building. Rafat General Contracting provides excavation, demolition and other services to the construction industry.