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 #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.
Blog #444 – ‘Falls’ Target of Investigations in Whitehorse
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine WHITEHORSE — The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) has released its preliminary findings into three falls at two different work sites last year. One incident, at Marsh Lake on September 8, 2009, involved a construction company supervisor who sustained injuries to the head, ribs and one … Continue Reading
Blog #443 – TKPL & Associates Ltd. Fined $80,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
TKPL & Associates Ltd., operator of a grocery store in Sundridge, ON, was fined $80,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.