Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
After years of legal wrangling, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled in April, 2011, that the captain of a ferry that sank five years earlier was not terminated because he raised safety concerns.
Blog Post #528 – Concerns over Propane Tank in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia’s department of education in Halifax is conducting a hazard assessment to determine if a propane tank in Nova Scotia, in close proximity to an elementary school is an acceptable risk to students and facility being built near the propane depot.
Blog Post #527 – Tega Developments Inc. Fined $70,000 after Worker Injured During a Fall
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Tega Developments Inc., a builder of residential housing projects in the Ottawa area, has been fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured during a fall.
Blog Post #526 – Foreman Crushed By A Falling Panel
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Ontario numbered company carrying on business as Able Concrete and one of its supervisors were fined a total of $110,000 following the death of a worker crushed by falling panel.