Posts Categorized As: Lift Truck

Blog Post #1491 – Elevating Work Platform by Haulotte – Not Designed to Propane Code

January 9, 2024 by Dan

As a certified propane trainer in ‘Heaters and Torches’ and Propane Filling’, among others, it is my job to review tanks as part of the inspection program prior to use. HRS Group Inc., is a health and safety training and consulting company in the Peterborough area and we are constantly on our toes for safety … Continue Reading

Blog Post #1478 – Winery Fined $50,000 After Worker Seriously Injured in Prince Edward County

November 12, 2023 by Dan

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was seriously injured after a large vat, suspended on a forklift truck, tipped off the forks.

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Blog Post #1453 – Workplace Fatality Results in $175,000 Fine for Tillsonburg Employer

May 25, 2023 by Dan

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

On July 15, 2021, three workers were moving coils of steel from the receiving area into a storage bay at the company’s Tillsonburg plant. The coils varied in outside diameter from 63 to 72 inches, were between 12 to 14 inches wide and ranged in weight from 9,600 to 13,200 pounds.

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Blog Post #1451 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Toronto Company

May 10, 2023 by Dan

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker employed by Pipe & Piling Supplies Limited sustained critical injuries when they became pinned between a rail car and a front-end loader. Pipe & Piling Supplies Limited failed to ensure that the unattended flatbed rail car was immobilized and secured against accidental movement.