Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Siltech Corporation, a chemical manufacturing company, failed, as an employer, to ensure containers were bonded and grounded as required by section 22(4)(b) of Ontario regulation 851/90, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Canadian General, of Cambridge, Ontario, a company that produces polymeric coated textile fabrics and vinyl films for automotive and industrial applications, was injured after being caught in the pinch point of a machine. The company failed to ensure the worker was protected from the pinch point, as required by section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851/90, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2023)
Maple Leaf Foods has won workplace safety awards for four of its processing facilities in Canada.
It received the awards from the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) during its Environmental, Labor and Safety + conference in Carlsbad, California.
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.