Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A contractor who offered asbestos removal services in the Kingston, Greater Toronto, Barrie and Hamilton areas has been found guilty of failing to comply with the required health and safety measures and procedures for asbestos removal work. Daniel Lane of Bolton, Ontario, who operated a business under the name HomeSeal, was sentenced yesterday to 30 days in jail and fined $45,000 in Brockville court.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia has established a new association to reduce worker injuries in the province’s long-term care sector.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Powerline Plus Limited, an overhead and underground utility contractor, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $80,000 after two workers suffered burns while working on electrical equipment that had not been properly shut off.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
CRS Plastics Ltd., a Vaughan plastic bottle manufacturer, was fined $100,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was fatally injured.