Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A Brantford construction firm, was fined $250,000 on September 29, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #148 – Jackson Builders Supply Limited Fined $55,000 After Worker Critically Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Jackson Builders Supply Limited, an Iroquois manufacturer of wood pallets and containers, was fined $55,000 on September 28, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was critically injured.
Blog Post #139 – Companies Fined $125,000 Total After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Cimco Refrigeration, a division of Toromont Industries Ltd. that manufactures and maintains refrigeration systems, was fined $95,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Sobeys Capital Inc., carrying on business as Sobey’s Whitby Retail Support Centre, a grocery distribution centre, was fined $30,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #137 – Some Work-Related Inquests Becoming Mandatory
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
New Brunswick is moving forward with mandatory inquests for fatalities in a number of specific work environments.
On April 16, 2008, the provincial government announced amendments to the Coroners Act will be tabled to make inquests a must following fatalities at woodland operations, sawmills, processing plants (lumber, food and fish), construction sites and mining operations.