Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Oxford Plastics Inc., a manufacturer of plastic products, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #387 – Inquiry Findings in Worker’s Murder Released
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The justice presiding over a public inquiry into the murder of a young social worker in Lethbridge, Alberta more than six years ago has recommended that provincial group homes strengthen safety training and procedures.
Blog Post #385 – Ski Hill Operator Fined $70,000 after Worker Killed, Another Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Loch Lomond Ski Area Limited, operator of a Thunder Bay ski hill, was fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after one worker was killed and another was injured.
Blog Post #384 – BFI Canada Inc. Fined $150,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
BFI Canada Inc., a waste management company operating in Canada and the United States, was fined $150,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
On May 28, 2009, a worker from a temporary help agency was assigned to a waste collection route for BFI Canada Inc. in Ottawa. The worker’s job was to take recyclable material from the curb and put it into a waste collection truck. While performing these duties, the worker got out of the truck while it was still moving and the truck ran over the worker’s foot.