Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Tuong Phat Supermarket, of Toronto, was fined $90,000 on August 6, 2009, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #91 – Unfunded Liability Takes A Big Jump
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Legislated changes to employee benefits, along with poor investment returns, have caused the unfunded liability of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to skyrocket more than $2 billion.
The WSIB’s annual report for 2007, released just in October, shows the liability grew from $5.997 billion in 2006 to $8.094 billion in 2007.
Bill 187, affecting the benefits for 155,000 workers, saw payments increase by 2.5 per cent; Bill 221, which ensures firefighters are compensated for work-related cancers and heart attacks, was made retroactive to 1960. Together, the moves increase benefits by $750 million.
Blog Post #91 – Katoen Natie Canada Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Katoen Natie Canada, a Quebec-based logistics services provider, was fined $70,000 on June 25, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #57 – Brewers Retail Inc. Fined $120,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpts from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Brewers Retail Inc. was fined $120,000 on February 10, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that caused an injury to a worker.