Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Basecrete Inc., a Woodbridge concrete and drain construction company, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Westin Homes Ltd., a Bradford residential constructor, was fined $35,000 in relation to the same incident.
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Holmes Tire Inc., a commercial tire supplier, was fined $75,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. Michael Holmes, the worker’s supervisor and president of the company, was fined $10,000 in relation to the same incident.
My point of view,
This is the second time I have used this particular article to discuss the difficult topic of ‘Confined Space Entry’. It has become my favourite course to teach and I will continue to do my part to get the word out that training, above all, must be the major step when workers are around or in a ‘Confined Space’.
Please take your time and review. The article is almost 6 years old but it is just as important today as it was then.
Daniel L. Beal
Senior Trainer at HRS Group Inc.
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