Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Kingsview Carpentry Ltd. of Vaughan, Ontario, a construction company specializing in residential carpentry, was fatally injured at a construction project after falling while positioning wooden roof trusses. The company failed, as an employer, to meet the requirements of section 125(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Integrated Solutions Inc., of London, Ontario, a company that installs satellite dishes on residential roofs, was fatally injured by a fall while installing a satellite dish on the roof of a residence. By not ensuring the worker used fall protection while on the roof, Integrated Solutions Inc. failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured falling into a vehicle service pit. McDougall Energy Inc. failed to implement measures to protect a worker, as required under section 13(3) of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report listed in the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2017)
Original Report written by Jeff Cottrill – Editorial Assistant
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has launched a new Construction Health and Safety Action Plan in a bid to reduce injuries, fatalities and illnesses in the construction industry, Labour Kevin Flynn announced on May 11, 2017.