Excerpts from the Ontario Government ‘Newsroom’
Torus Construction Limited, an Ottawa paving company, was fined $110,000 on January 22, 2010, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #53 – Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. Fined $62,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpts from the Ontario government ‘Newsroom’
Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd., which operates a manufacturing facility in Scarborough, was fined $62,000 on January 25, 2010, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #52 – T.K.S. Holdings Inc. And Supervisor Fined $55,000 Total After Partial Building Collapse
Excerpts from the Ontario Government Newsroom
T.K.S. Holdings Inc., an Ottawa real estate and construction company, pleaded guilty and was fined $50,000 on January 15, 2010, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a partial building collapse. The owner of the building and the company, Tony Shahrasebi, pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000.
Blog Post #46 – Two Men Electrocuted in Edmonton, Alberta – ” Here We Go Again !!!
Excerpts from the Alberta Confederation of Labour
EDMONTON – Two men are dead after farm machinery they were transporting came in contact with an overhead power line Thursday evening.
Occupational Health and Safety sent investigators out to the accident, but they left shortly afterwards without conducting a full investigation. The deaths happened on a farm, and farms aren’t covered under Alberta’s workplace safety laws.
Alberta is the only province in Canada where farm workers are not covered in some capacity by workplace legislation.