Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by the Corporation of the Municipality of Lambton Shores, in Forest, Ontario, was injured while trying to clean a Zamboni ice re-surfacer. The Corporation of the Municipality of Lambton Shores failed to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker with respect to the safe operation, maintenance and/or cleaning of the ice re-surfacer, contrary to section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Sin Structures Inc. of Brampton, Ontario, was critically injured during the construction of a bridge. Contrary to safety procedures, Sin Structures Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure equipment was moved without endangering the safety of a worker as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine (December 2016)
The proprietor of a Dorchester-based roofing company was sentenced on November 03, 2016, to serve 3 days in prison and pay a $5,000 fine over an incident in a fall in 2015, in which an employee was injured in a fall last year.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was critically injured while conducting maintenance and repair on two industrial fans at the Brantford facility. Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. failed as an employer to ensure applicable requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Ontario Regulation 851/90 were followed.