Posts Tagged As: Employers' responsibilities

Blog Post #1583 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Guelph Cabinet Maker

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker sustained critical injuries while using a saw blade to cut cabinet drawers. BND Woodworking Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices provided by the employer were maintained in good condition at a workplace, as required by section 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1580 – Workplace Injury Results in $110,000 Fine for Toronto Dairy Products Employer

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker sustained burns while trying to repair a Cleaning in Place (CIP) pipeline system. Lactalis Canada Inc., situated at The West Mall, Toronto, Ontario, failed, as an employer, to provide information, instruction and supervision to protect the health and safety of the worker with respect to the safe lockout and tagout of the CIP pipeline system, contrary to section  25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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