Posts Categorized As: Working at Heights

Blog Post #1567 – Workplace Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for Brockville-based Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

The defendant failed to provide for the safe installation of siding and trim on a house from a height. Richard D. Steele Construction (1979) Ltd. failed as an employer to ensure that the requirements of section 125(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 (Construction Projects) were carried out at the project, and thereby violated section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).

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Blog Post #1562 – London Roofer Fined $75,000 After Worker Fall

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was injured after falling 15 feet through an HVAC opening in a roof. H&N Roofing & Sheet Metal Limited failed to ensure the worker was protected by appropriate fall protection and wearing protective headwear, as required by sections 26.1(2) and 22 of Ontario Regulation 213. This is contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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