Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Buckhorn Sand & Gravel Inc. of Trent Lakes, Ontario is an operator of a limestone quarry.
Blog Post #1582 – Better Enforcement of Westray Law Needed: Feds
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (May 2017)
Report from Jeff Cottrill
The federal government has pledged to make greater efforts to enforce the Westray Law – a provision in the Criminal Code regarding criminal prosecution for negligence after workplace fatalities.
Blog Post #1546 – Greater Sudbury Mining and Construction Contractor Fined $125,000 After Workplace Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was critically injured when a construction drill rig tipped on uneven ground and struck them. Consbec Inc. failed to ensure the worker had been provided sufficient information, instruction and supervision on the safe operation of the drill rig. Consbec Inc. is a surface and underground mining and civil construction contractor.
Blog Post #1545 – Cement Company Fined a Total of $190,000 After Workers Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Three workers, employed by Lehigh Cement Limited, now operating as Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited, of Calgary, Alberta, were injured while performing maintenance on a cement kiln. The company failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.