Article from the OH&S Canada Magazine
By: Dan Birch
The deaths of three workers tasked with helping to refurbish a shaft at the Bachelor Lake gold mine in northwestern Quebec reveals in sad, often shocking, detail the need for constant vigilance.
Blog Post #272 – Vehicle Part Manufacturer Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
KSR International Co., carrying on business as Dresden Industrial-Ridgetown, a maker of vehicle parts, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #260 – Liquid Waste Company and Supervisor Fined $57,500 Total after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
1780226 Ontario Inc., formerly known as Direct Line Environmental Services Inc., a liquid waste management company, was fined $50,000 on November 24, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker. Lyndon Bingley, a supervisor from the company, was fined $7,500 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #256 – Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd. Fined $85,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd., a plastic bag manufacturer, was fined $85,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.