Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Sandy, the super-storm that ravaged the Eastern seaboard in October, is being blamed for the death of a worker in southern Ontario.
Blog Post #664 – Potash Miners Trapped
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Twenty-nine miners were rescued after being trapped by a blaze on the ground at a mine in Saskatchewan.
Blog Post #663 – Overloaded Roof Collapses
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A contractor was fined $15,000 for overloading the roof of a long-term care facility in Calgary, Alberta with building materials, causing it to collapse.
Blog Post #662 – Vomar Industries/Tank Traders Fined after Propane Fire in Smithville
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Vomar Industries Inc. of LaSalle, Manitoba, operating as Tank Traders, has pleaded guilty and fined a total of $55,000 for failing to protect workers at a workplace in Ontario and for improperly handling propane.