Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employer who allowed a worker to remove asbestos materials without ensuring the worker was trained and had appropriate equipment has pleaded guilty in court and fined a total of $25,000.
Blog Post #591 – Confined Space Safety Deficiencies Identified
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Investigators say the absence of an Occupational Health & Safety system and missed opportunities to remedy unsafe conditions contributed to the deaths of three workers and the life-altering injuries up to others at a mushroom composting farm in Langley, British Columbia in 2008.
Blog Post #590 – New Line on Stress Claims
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Proposed legislative amendments could open the door to a wider array of events precipitating compensable stress claims in British Columbia.
Blog Post #589 – McNally Construction Inc. Fined $170,000 after Worker Fatally Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
McNally Construction Inc., a Hamilton construction company, was fined $170,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was fatally injured.