Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
EBC, Inc. (the Company) failed to protect a worker from falling through a work surface opening by ensuring a protective cover was securely fastened and adequately identified.
Blog Post #1479 – Construction Company Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured by Unsafely Stored Building Material
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Eric Lemire Enterprises Inc., an Ottawa construction company specializing in erecting structural and miscellaneous steel, was injured by a steel truss that tipped over. Eric Lemire Enterprises Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure material or equipment at a project was stored and moved in a manner that did not endanger a worker.
Blog Post #1478 – Winery Fined $50,000 After Worker Seriously Injured in Prince Edward County
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was seriously injured after a large vat, suspended on a forklift truck, tipped off the forks.
Blog Post #1477 – WorkSafeBC Advises Employers to Make Considerations During Summer Heat Wave
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2021)
With extreme temperatures in many parts of British Columbia, WorkSafeBC issued an advisory on June 28, 2021, advising employers to consider closing down their workplaces if workers cannot be protected from the risk of heat stress.