Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A potash surface mine operator in Saskatchewan has received the province’s maximum fine after pleading guilty to a safety violation in connection with the worker fatality in 2010.
Blog Post #636 – Worker Fatality Spurs Penalty to In-Line Contracting Ltd.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Edmonton-based company has been fined $16,000 following an incident that killed a worker. In-Line Contracting Ltd. pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that an effective safeguard was put into place to prevent contact with a dangerous part of a machine, notes a statement from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety in June, 2012.
Blog Post #576 – Trenching Breach Spurs Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Saskatoon-based construction company received $4,000 in fines on August 10, 2011 after pleading guilty to violating Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health & Safety act.
Blog Post #575 – New Layer of Protection
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Efforts of whistleblowers in the Saskatchewan Government will be buoyed by new protections from reprisal, as long as they follow procedures.