Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Essar Steel Algoma Ltd., a manufacturer of steel products, was fined $250,000 total for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after workers were injured.
Blog Post #546 – Paramount Structures Fined $50,000, Supervisor and Worker Also Fined after Equipment Falls from Condo Construction Site
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Paramount Structures Ltd. of Bolton, a supervisor and a worker were fined a total of $55,000 after equipment fell from a condominium building under construction in Toronto.
Blog Post #545 – Volunteer Firefighters Added To List
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Within days of announcing that for more cancers will be presumed work-related for full-time firefighters seeking compensation, Alberta proposed extending the same assumption to the 10,000 volunteer firefighters in the province.
Blog Post #544 – Maximum Safety Fines to Double
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2011)
Nova Scotia is upping the ante in its bid to enhance workplace health and safety by doubling the maximum fine for related infractions.