Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors will step up enforcement of safety violations involving machinery under an enforcement initiative that will focus on machine guards and lockout.
Blog Post #252 – Worker Fined $10,000 for Providing False Information
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Lloyd Dawkins, a worker, was fined $10,000 on November 3, 2010, for knowingly providing false information to an inspector.
Blog Post #251 – Tomlinson Waste Management Inc. Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Tomlinson Waste Management Inc. was fined $50,000 on November 4, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
Blog Post #250 – Genco Masonry Fined $180,000 Total for Health and Safety Violations
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Genco Masonry and Contracting Incorporated, of Niagara Falls, was fined $180,000 on October 22, 2010, for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a fatal explosion at a worksite. On May 3, 2010, a Genco supervisor was fined $12,000 in relation to the same incident.