Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Oct. 2016)
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety fined three employers for unrelated contraventions of the OH&S law.
Blog Post #1451 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Toronto Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Pipe & Piling Supplies Limited sustained critical injuries when they became pinned between a rail car and a front-end loader. Pipe & Piling Supplies Limited failed to ensure that the unattended flatbed rail car was immobilized and secured against accidental movement.
Blog Post #1450 – Plant Poses “Serious” Risks
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Oct. 2016)
A company that runs a sour-gas plant in Mazeppa, Alberta, is incapable of responding to emergencies, due to an inactive leak-detection system and a shortage of staff, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) warns.
Blog Post #1449 – Mine Contracting and Engineering Company Fined $110,000 after Workplace Injury near Matachewan
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker fell 4.09 metres from a raised platform and was injured. Cementation Canada Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that a fall arrest system was used at the workplace to protect workers.