Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2011)
Nova Scotia is upping the ante in its bid to enhance workplace health and safety by doubling the maximum fine for related infractions.
Blog Post #537 – St. Marys Cement, Supervisor Fined $78,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
St. Marys Cement Inc. of Toronto has been fined $75,000 and a supervisor was fined $3,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post#525 – Explosions Rock Vale Smelter
Two compliance orders were issued to Vale after an incident in which molten metal leaked from a furnace and set off a number of explosions at the copper cliff smelter in Sudbury, Ontario.
Blog Post #517 – Vale Ltd. and one of Their Supervisors Charged Due to a Double Fatality
Excerpt from the OHS Canada magazine
A slew of occupational health and safety charges have been laid against mine operator Vale Limited in connection with a double fatality during the 2011 calendar year.