Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (May 2016)
Two companies were fined over unrelated incidents that led to amputations for their workers.
Blog Post #1339 – Worker’s Death from Collapsing Bridge Results in $175,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by R.M. Belanger Ltd., was killed when a bridge that was being jacked into place collapsed. The company failed to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring a safe procedure was used for jacking down a temporary modular bridge.
Blog Post #1335 – Worker’s Injuries from Construction Site Fall in Waterloo Results in $60,000 Fine for Innisfil Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by MTN Construction out of Innisfil, Ontario, fell 21 feet to the ground, sustaining injuries. Workers had not been given site-specific training nor had they been trained on where and how to properly tie off their fall protection equipment on this job site.
Blog Post #1311 – Rail Crossings Get Upgrade
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada (July 2015)
Transport Canada (TC) is investing more than $9,700,000 to improve railway crossings across the country.