Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)
A small construction company and its director have been fined $117,500 after pleading guilty to violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act in an Ontario court.
Blog Post #1669 – Stockyard Fined $325,000 After One Worker Killed and Another Injured
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2023)
On May 14, 2024, Spiritwood Stockyards (1984) Ltd. pleaded guilty in Spiritwood Provincial Court to two violations of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
Blog Post #1653 – Ottawa Flooring Company Fined $100,000 After Worker Injured
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Southgate Carpets Inc. of Ottawa, Ontario, a flooring company that also performs small renovations, fell from the top of a wall of a building being demolished.
Blog Post #1648 – Construction Project Supervisor Fined $10,000 After Workplace Injury
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Ryan Wilkes is a project supervisor employed by The Lake Partnership Inc. A worker fell through an opening in the floor of a home under construction. Mr. Wilkes failed, as a supervisor, to ensure that the worker was protected by a guardrail or protective covering as required by section 26.3(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary to section 27(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.