Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Gate Gourmet Canada Inc., an international airline caterer headquartered in Switzerland, has been fined $58,000 after a worker lost fingers while performing routine maintenance duties.
Blog Post #731 – Swing N Scaff Inc., Company Director Fined Total of $400,000 in Deaths of Four Workers
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Swing N Scaff Inc., the Ottawa-based company that supplied the swing stage platform that collapsed on December 24, 2009, resulting in the deaths of four workers and significant injuries to another, has been fined $350,000 in Old City Hall court. A company director, Patrick Deschamps, has been fined $50,000.
Blog Post #730 – Construction Firm Penalized in Saskatchewan
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Two fall protection violations have netted an employer in Saskatchewan a $580 fine.
Blog Post #729 – Alberta Worker Fatalities Probed
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Two unrelated workplace fatalities involving two outdoor workers, both of which occurred on August 9, 2013, have sparked investigations by Alberta Human Services’ occupational health and safety division.