Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A human rights body in Ontario has ordered an operator of two associated salons to pay more than $35,000 in penalties after determining a worker was fired minutes after informing her employer she was pregnant.
Blog Post #810 – Powerline Plus Limited Fined $80,000 After Two Workers Suffer Burns
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Powerline Plus Limited, an overhead and underground utility contractor, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $80,000 after two workers suffered burns while working on electrical equipment that had not been properly shut off.
Blog Post #808 – Hand-Held Cells Cut Off in British Columbia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia has signaled its intent to prohibit drivers from using cell phones and other hand-held technologies that may lead to distraction while behind the wheel.
Blog Post #807 – Nations Fresh Foods fined $60,000 After Worker Suffers Injuries
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A Hamilton grocery store has pleaded guilty and has been fined $60,000 after a worker was critically injured while operating a meat grinding machine.