Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Twenty-nine charges have been laid against two companies and four individuals after three workers were killed at a British Columbia mushroom farm in 2008.
Blog Post #458 – Falling Worker Escapes Harm
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A window washer cleaning a Toronto building was saved by his fall arrest system after an equipment malfunction caused him to drop almost 20 storeys.
Blog Post #457 – Bermingham Construction Ltd. and Supervisor Fined $69,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Bermingham Construction Ltd., a Hamilton construction company, was fined $65,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. A supervisor at the company was fined $4,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #454 – Employer Fined $25,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Mike Vallee, an employer who operated a demolition and salvage business, was fined $25,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after one worker was killed and another was injured.