Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
JGB Developments Inc., carrying on business as JGB Roofing, of St. Catharines, was fined $30,000 on September 17 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #237 – Maple Leaf Structural Fined $150,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Maple Leaf Structural Limited, now operating as Structform International Limited, of Toronto, was fined $150,000 on October 4, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.
Blog Post #236 – Additional Firefighter Cancers Now Covered
Written by Jason Contant, 2008-09-01
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
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Testicular cancer and lung cancer in non-smokers have been added to British Columbia’s list of diseases presumed to be related to work as a firefighter.
Blog Post #234 – Seatbelts Saving Lives in Ontario for 36 Years
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
McGuinty Government Continues to Protect Ontario Families
Ontario’s seatbelt law celebrated its 35th birthday on January 1, 2011
Today, 92.8 per cent of all Ontarians buckle up – that’s up from just 17.2 per cent who wore seatbelts before the mandatory law took effect.