Posts Categorized As: Working at Heights

Blog Post #1693 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Mississauga Construction Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Cachet Homes Corp. of Mississauga, Ontario, a residential construction company, sustained critical injuries after falling from the second floor of a home under construction. The company failed, as an constructor, to ensure that a wooden guardrail system was securely fastened, as required by section 26.3(7) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary section 23(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1683 – How to Safely Execute Rescues at Height – Part #2

Feature written by: James Careless, a Freelance Writer

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)

Even with the best training, personal protective equipment (PPE), and responsible operational procedures, accidents do occur when people fall while working at height. In cases where the person cannot recover themselves, safe and effective response by others on the job site is essential.

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Blog Post #1682 – How to Safely Execute Rescues at Height

Feature written by: James Careless, a Freelance Writer

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)

Even with the best training, personal protective equipment (PPE), and responsible operational procedures, accidents do occur when people fall while working at height. In cases where the person cannot recover themselves, safe and effective response by others on the job site is essential.

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Blog Post #1680 – Workplace Fatalities Result in $225,000 Fine for Hamilton-Based Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Two workers, employed by John Kenyon Limited of Hamilton, Ontario, a siding design and installation company, were fatally injured when the defendant failed to take the reasonable precaution to ensure the workers were not performing work on a quench tower while the quenching process took place, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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