Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The planning of a family celebration southeast of Watford, Ontario took a tragic turn on August 1, 2013 when a large outdoor tent came into contact with a power line.
Blog Post #735 – Ritz Architectural Systems Inc. Fined $60,000 after Two Workers Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Ritz Architectural Systems Inc., a supplier and installer of metal cladding, roofing and panel systems for buildings, has been fined $60,000 after two workers were injured in a fall from scaffolding.
Blog Post #734 – Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. Fined $58,000 After Worker Loses Fingers
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Gate Gourmet Canada Inc., an international airline caterer headquartered in Switzerland, has been fined $58,000 after a worker lost fingers while performing routine maintenance duties.
Blog Post #731 – Swing N Scaff Inc., Company Director Fined Total of $400,000 in Deaths of Four Workers
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Swing N Scaff Inc., the Ottawa-based company that supplied the swing stage platform that collapsed on December 24, 2009, resulting in the deaths of four workers and significant injuries to another, has been fined $350,000 in Old City Hall court. A company director, Patrick Deschamps, has been fined $50,000.