Excerpt from the Regina Leader Post
Bunge Canada Holdings of Halifax, N.S., has pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act for failing to ensure that a worker did not work within 4.6 metres of an exposed energized conductor. The company was fined $42,000 in Nipawin Provincial Court on Jan. 25, 2011.
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
McGuinty Government Continues to Protect Ontario Families
Ontario’s seatbelt law celebrated its 35th birthday on January 1, 2011
Today, 92.8 per cent of all Ontarians buckle up – that’s up from just 17.2 per cent who wore seatbelts before the mandatory law took effect.
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Ford Motor Company of Canada has been fined $850,000 for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were killed in separate incidents.
On Jan. 31, 2008, a worker was fatally injured at Ford’s Oakville, Ont., assembly plant after being crushed between two forklifts. The worker was standing beside a forklift when a co-worker reversed another forklift into the worker. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the forklift operator did not keep a clear view of the vehicle’s path of travel while reversing.