Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (October 2014)
A lack of warning signs on a St. John’s highway caused a car to hit several road workers in 2011, killing one of them, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) stated in court.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Delta Wire & Mfg. of Essex, Ontario, was injured after coming into contact with a cutting blade, which should have been equipped with a guard to prevent injury as required by law. The owner of the business is Amer-Can Investments, Inc.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed at the Erie Meat Products Ltd. Plant in Mississauga, Ontario, was cleaning excess packaging from a machine was injured after removing interlocking guards from the front of the machine. The company failed to ensure that the hot dog loader/packer machine was locked-out when the worker was removing excess plastic.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Graham Bros. Construction Ltd. of Brampton, Ontario, was killed after being struck by the bucket of an excavator at a construction project in Caledon.