Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The company involved was Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Limited, a company that manufactured and serviced tank trucks, from Nepean, Ontario. The company’s director was Neil Greene.
Blog Post #1509 – Construction Supervisor Fined $70,000 After Workplace Fatality
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker died from injuries sustained in an explosion at a workplace. The construction supervisor of Infrastructure Coatings (Ontario) Corporation failed, as a supervisor, to ensure that a fire extinguisher was provided at a project where open-flame operations were carried out, as prescribed by Ontario Regulation 213/91 and contrary to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #1497 – Edmonton Launches Safety Review
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Jan. 2017)
Nearly three months after the death of a sewer worker, the City of Edmonton announced a review of the safety culture of municipal workplaces on January 25, 2017. But a spokesperson says the review, which will examine the three distinct areas of people, processes, and technology, is not a response to the sewer tragedy, but a part of a general safety initiative that the city has already launched.
Blog Post #1004 – Company Sentenced for Fatality in a Confined Space
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Ontario company that provides washing services to industrial vehicles was fined $105,000 on December 20, 2018 over a worker fatality in January 2017.