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 #242 – Essar Steel Algoma Inc. Fined $325,000 in Total for Fatality and Failing to Maintain Safety Equipment
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Essar Steel Algoma Inc. was fined $300,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that caused a worker’s death. The company was fined another $25,000 for a different OHSA violation after a worker was injured in a separate incident.
Blog Post #239 – Fripes Export Ltd. Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Fripes Export Ltd., a large used clothing procurement, grading and re-distribution business, located in Toronto, was fined $50,000 on October 13, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
Blog Post #237 – Maple Leaf Structural Fined $150,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Maple Leaf Structural Limited, now operating as Structform International Limited, of Toronto, was fined $150,000 on October 4, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.