Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A group of employees at a Nova Scotia tissue bank have been awarded $10,000 after they were found to have been intimidated and harassed on the job.
Blog Post #340 – $1.5 Million Penalty for Workplace Accident in Alberta – Congratulations!
Posted by Shane Todd on January 30, 2013
SSEC Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Sinopec Shanghai Engineering, has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in relation to a workplace accident that killed two foreign nationals and injured three others in Alberta. The fine is widely being reported as the largest fine imposed for a workplace accident in Alberta.
Blog Post #336 – $300,000 Fine Levied in Rock Crusher Death
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Alberta construction company has been fined $300,000 for its failure to protect the health and safety of a 20- year-old employee who died after becoming entangled in the unguarded tail pulley of a rock crusher.
Blog Post #335 – Manufacturer and Supervisor Fined $54,000 Total after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The Elmwood Group Limited, a St. Catharines manufacturer of custom cabinetry, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Jake Tissen, a supervisor with the company, was fined $4,000 in relation to the same incident.