It has been my pleasure to write many stories on health and safety in the workplace. I have been blessed with much material to choose from and I will continue, God willing, to address occupational health and safety concerns in the workplace.
Blog Post #246 – Jeld-Wen of Canada Ltd. Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Goverment of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Jeld-Wen of Canada Ltd., a Toronto window and door manufacturer, was fined $50,000 on October 21, 2010, for a violation the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
Blog Post #244 – TRW Canada Ltd. Fined $60,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
TRW Canada Ltd., a large automotive supplier with head offices in Toronto, was fined $60,000 on October 15, 2010, after pleading guilty for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
Blog Post #240 – Bunge Fined $42K for OHS Violation Involving Injured Sask. Worker
Excerpt from the Regina Leader Post
Bunge Canada Holdings of Halifax, N.S., has pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act for failing to ensure that a worker did not work within 4.6 metres of an exposed energized conductor. The company was fined $42,000 in Nipawin Provincial Court on Jan. 25, 2011.