Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A construction worker in Saskatchewan has succumbed to injuries sustained from an 18-metre fall.
Blog Post #752 – Health Authority Fined
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Saskatoon Regional Health Authority was fined $154,000 on July 15, 2013 for exposing workers to carbon monoxide on Boxing Day, 2010.
Blog Post #750 – Harrowsmith Business, Supervisor Given Fines Totaling $29,000 During Asbestos Clean Up
Excerpt from the government of Ontario ‘Newsroom’
Recovery Abatement & Insulation Ltd., a Harrowsmith business that conducts asbestos abatement, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $25,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos dust on a job site. A supervisor, Gregory Simpson, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure workers used protective clothing and equipment, and was fined $4,000.
Blog Post #748 – Pedestrian Killed by Steel Plate
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A pedestrian in Montreal has been killed by a falling object on a construction site.