Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has been convicted in two separate cases involving injuries to workers and fined a combined total of $130,000.
Blog Post #594 – Warrant Issued to Employer for Asbestos Abuses
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia’s high court has taken the unusual step of issuing an arrest warrant to an individual alleged to have exposed workers to asbestos and then concealing the danger by forging reports.
Blog Post #579 – Millennium Crane Rentals Ltd. Fined $70,000 for Safety Violation
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
1531147 Ontario Ltd., operating as Millennium Crane Rentals Ltd., a Sault Ste. Marie construction company, was fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after inspectors visited a worksite in response to a worker fatality.
Blog Post #576 – Trenching Breach Spurs Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Saskatoon-based construction company received $4,000 in fines on August 10, 2011 after pleading guilty to violating Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health & Safety act.