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Blog Post #28 – Potash Corporation Receives Maximum Penalty

February 1, 2023January 18, 2011 by Dan

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan received the maximum penalty amount under the provincial health and safety legislation in connection with the death of miner, Robert Tkach, in September 2008. They were fined a total of $420,000 on March 15, 2010 after pleading guilty to one charge of failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of a worker, contrary to Section 3(a) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act. The fine includes the maximum penalty of $300,000 plus the maximum victim fine surcharge of $120,000.

Blog Post #25 – Miners Were Never Alerted To the Danger

February 1, 2023January 15, 2011 by Dan

Metanor Resources Inc Metanor Reports Its Financial Results For

An alarm system that could have warned three workers about dangerous water levels was disconnected when they drowned at a Quebec mine, last October 30, 2009. The company, Metanor Resources Ltd., sent the three miners down the shaft in an elevator at the Bachelor Lake gold mine in Desmaraisville, Quebec. They were there to help rehabilitate a mine shaft. The miners entered the cage on the six level and headed toward the 12th but encountered water about halfway through the 10th level. The elevator operator grew concerned when the workers did not signal that they reached their destination.

It took rescue workers three days to recover the miners, whose bodies were frozen in blocks of ice.

Blog Post #15 – Employers’ Responsibilities Under the ACT Section 25 – 2nd in Series

February 1, 2023December 27, 2010 by Dan

I have listed section 25, subsection 2 of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).

Blog Post #14 – Employers’ Responsibilities Under the ACT Section 25 – 1st in Series

January 7, 2023December 26, 2010 by Dan

Employer Responsibilities Duties Manager Hands 199786597

Sections 25 and 26 of the OHSA are quite explicit on the responsibilities of employers. The following blog deals with section 25, subsection 1 only. A separate blog(s) will be posted at a later date to deal with section 25, subsection 2 as well as section 26.

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