Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (March 2017)
Two firms in Newmarket, Ontario were fined on February 03, 2017, over unrelated workplace incidents, the provincial labour ministry says.
Blog Post #1579 – Workplace Fatality Results in $220,000 Fine for Metal Processing Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
2236376 Ontario Inc., of Fort Erie, Ontario, was operating in a partnership as Patriot Forge Co., a company that processes metal parts.
Blog Post #1554 – Healthcare Violence Comes Under the Spotlight
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (December 2016)
This report is an early report after the Ontario government had enacted violence and harassment legislation in 2010. Industrial and Construction sectors were already involved with V&H compliance but the healthcare sector was slow to get on board.
Blog Post #1538 – Workplace Injury Results in $100,000 Fine for Brampton Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Sin Structures Inc. of Brampton, Ontario, was critically injured during the construction of a bridge. Contrary to safety procedures, Sin Structures Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure equipment was moved without endangering the safety of a worker as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.