Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
When a heat wave hit the prairies a few years ago, an official with the Manitoba Workers Compensation Board said employers should have had a plan in place to protect people on the job.
Blog Post #336 – $300,000 Fine Levied in Rock Crusher Death
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Alberta construction company has been fined $300,000 for its failure to protect the health and safety of a 20- year-old employee who died after becoming entangled in the unguarded tail pulley of a rock crusher.
Blog Post #335 – Manufacturer and Supervisor Fined $54,000 Total after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The Elmwood Group Limited, a St. Catharines manufacturer of custom cabinetry, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Jake Tissen, a supervisor with the company, was fined $4,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #334 – Lakota Worker Suffers Fatal Crushing Injuries
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An oil worker died December 28, 2007 after being struck in the head by a large container lid at a drilling site about 35 kilo-metres southwest of Cardston, Alberta.