Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Canada’s largest transit union is calling for federal legislation to protect transit operators in the wake of a brutal assault against a bus driver in Hamilton, Ontario.
Blog Post #1079 – Bruce Power Fined $110,000 After Worker Injury at Lake Huron Plant
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
At the Bruce “B” Nuclear Generating Station power plant on Lake Huron, near Tiverton, Ontario, a worker suffered critical injuries while performing maintenance on a generator at the power plant on February 1, 2016.
Blog Post #1077 – Company Fined $60,000 After Worker Falls from Peterborough Building
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Pro Renovations Solutions Inc. of Mississauga, was subcontracted to make repairs to an apartment building in Peterborough, Ontario. On November 01, 2016, a worker on a 10-storey building lost balance at the roof edge and fell to the ground, sustaining critical injuries as a result. The worker was not protected by any form of fall protection while on the roof.
Blog Post #1076 – Fatality Prompts Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A worker fatality led to a $160,000 fined issued on July 18, 2019 to a Japanese engineering firm.
The fatality occurred at a construction project located in a manufacturing facility in Tottenham, Ontario, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labour. (MOL)