Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured after falling 15 feet through an HVAC opening in a roof. H&N Roofing & Sheet Metal Limited failed to ensure the worker was protected by appropriate fall protection and wearing protective headwear, as required by sections 26.1(2) and 22 of Ontario Regulation 213. This is contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Matpol Metal Roof Manufacturing Ltd., carrying out business as Canadian Metal Roof Manufacturing Ltd, of Kitchener, Ontario N2B 3V6, is a construction company that installs metal roof systems.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine (December 2016)
The proprietor of a Dorchester-based roofing company was sentenced on November 03, 2016, to serve 3 days in prison and pay a $5,000 fine over an incident in a fall in 2015, in which an employee was injured in a fall last year.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On September 5, 2020, a ministry inspector arrived at a roofing project for a two storey multi-unit residence in the City of Quinte West. The employer was on site, along with two workers.