It was an agitated Daniel L. Beal who witnessed a total disregard for human life during the daytime on Wednesday August 03, 2011. At that time, I was covering for our receptionist who was on her own training course (clerical) and I watched three individuals, on top of a restaurant in Peterborough, attempting to install a large replacement air conditioner in the pouring rain.
Blog Post #111 – Guidance for Aggregate Operations in B.C.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Improving worker health and safety in British Columbia’s aggregate industry has served as the driving force behind the release of a new guidebook.
The availability of “Health & Safety: A Practical Guide for Aggregate Operations” follows the death of four workers in 2007 in the aggregates industry. The accidents primarily involved gravel truck operators and quarry operations.
Blog Post #95 – Contractors Fined $125,000 Total After Worker Injured
Excerpts from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Bondfield Construction Company Limited and BMC Masonry (2032686 Ontario Limited), both of Concord, yesterday were fined $75,000 and $50,000 respectively for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #93 – Another Bad Day in Alberta
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A slab of cement on the inside of a concrete mixer fell on a worker, sending the 37-year-old man to a Calgary hospital with serious injuries on September 10, 2010.