Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Coca-Cola Bottling Company, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been fined $70,000 for a violation of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker in a Brampton plant was injured.
Blog #610 – Skidder Death Spurs Alert
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) in the Nanaimo, British Columbia released an equipment operation safety alert in early February, 2012 just two weeks after a worker was fatally injured by a grapple skidder.
Blog Post #608 – WSIB Coverage Rules Soon in Effect
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Workers’ comp coverage for most Ontario construction workers will become mandatory in 2013, but the Toronto-based Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is getting a head start with pre-registration and education.
Blog Post #606 – G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Fined $110,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited, a producer of sand, gravel and other aggregate products, has been fined $110,000 for a violation of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.