Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was observed by a Ministry of Labour inspector working on a pitched roof without wearing fall protection as required by law. Fall protection contraventions are considered to be one of the ‘killer contraventions’ within the Province of Ontario and are treated extremely seriously by the Ministry of Labour.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
At a residential address in Vaughan, Ontario, a worker was critically injured while unloading large beams of lumber from a delivery truck.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Pioneer Construction Inc. of Sudbury, Ontario. while working on a float truck, fell from a ladder and was injured. The ladder should have been secured at the top and bottom to prevent movement. The accident happened at the Thunder Bay International Airport.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Pro Renovations Solutions Inc. of Mississauga, was subcontracted to make repairs to an apartment building in Peterborough, Ontario. On November 01, 2016, a worker on a 10-storey building lost balance at the roof edge and fell to the ground, sustaining critical injuries as a result. The worker was not protected by any form of fall protection while on the roof.