Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Bunge Canada, an Oakville maker of edible oil products, was fined $70,000 on August 18, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was seriously injured.
Blog Post #127 – Tuong Phat Supermarket Fined $90,000 After Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Tuong Phat Supermarket, of Toronto, was fined $90,000 on August 6, 2009, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #126 – Fall Protection – Section 26.5 and 26.6 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Fifth in Series
Section 26, subsection 5 states, “A guardrail system shall be capable of resisting anywhere along the length of the system the following loads when applied separately, without exceeding the allowable unit stress of each material used: 1. A point load of 675 newtons applied in a lateral direction to the top rail; 2. A point … Continue Reading
Blog Post #125 – Ventra Group Co. Fined $65,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Ventra Group Co., a Nova Scotia manufacturer of vehicle parts carrying on business as Veltri Canada – Howard Division in Ontario, was fined $65,000 on August 11, 2009, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured.