Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Alberta, the target of recent criticism over oh&s enforcement, has adopted a 10-point plan to enhance workplace health and safety compliance, planning and education.
Blog Post #483 – IKO Industries Ltd. Fined $60,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
IKO Industries Ltd., a Calgary-based roofing manufacturer, was fined $60,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #482 – Workers Allege Mistreatment
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A British Columbia work camp was shut down amid allegations of unsafe work conditions and employment standards violations.
On July 21, 2010, a group of workers publicly alleged that they had been mistreated by their employer, Khaira Enterprises Ltd., while working at the company’s silviculture camp near Golden, British Columbia, says a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour in Victoria. “The conditions they described include a lack of proper sanitation and clean drinking water, inadequate food and shelter and unpaid wages,” the spokesperson says.
Blog Post #469 – Director Jailed and Companies Fined After Failing to Pay Employees
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s Newsroom’
The Ontario Court of Justice has sentenced Steven Blondin, a director of six Ontario companies, to 90 days in jail for violations of the Employment Standards Act after failing to pay employees.