Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured while attempting to clear a jam on a production line. Alcot Plastics Ltd. and Martin Alac failed to ensure that a machine was guarded to prevent access to a pinch point.
Blog Post #1542 – Lumber Producer Fined $500,000 After Worker Fatally Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Resolute FP Canada Inc. of Montreal, Quebec, a producer of wood, pulp, tissue and paper products, was fatally injured while performing maintenance on a machine that was inadequately locked out.
Blog Post #1541 – Class-Action Lawsuit Launched
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2016)
A group of LGBTQ individuals has launched a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, claiming decades’ worth of discrimination and persecution during their past employment as civil servants or military personnel. Many of them allegedly lost their jobs in a long-time purge of homosexual employees dating back to the 1950s.
Blog Post #1540 – Cambridge Construction Company Fined $150,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Regional Sewer and Watermain Ltd., of Cambridge, Ontario was injured after falling from the bucket of a front-end loader. Regional Sewer and Watermain Ltd. failed to ensure the worker did not use the bucket of the front-end loader as a work platform, which is prohibited by section 107 of Ontario Regulation 213/91 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.