Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The defendant failed to provide for the safe installation of siding and trim on a house from a height. Richard D. Steele Construction (1979) Ltd. failed as an employer to ensure that the requirements of section 125(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 (Construction Projects) were carried out at the project, and thereby violated section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker suffered injuries while working on a bread conveyor that was not equipped with the required guarding. Breadsource Corporation failed as an employer to ensure that measures and procedures prescribed by section 25 of Ontario Reg. 851, Industrial Establishments were carried out at a workplace contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (April 2017)
Construction workers under 21 are less likely wear hearing protection on the job than those of any other age group in British Columbia, according to new statistics from WorkSafeBC, released on February 23, 2017.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured falling from a platform. Delta Elevator Company Limited failed to provide a guardrail, as required under section 26.1(1) of the Regulation for Construction Projects, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.