Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A worker in Newfoundland and Labrador was fatally injured August 24 after the road construction machine he was operating tipped over and trapped him.
Blog Post #272 – Vehicle Part Manufacturer Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
KSR International Co., carrying on business as Dresden Industrial-Ridgetown, a maker of vehicle parts, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #271 – Protests Concerning over-crowded Jails, Staffing Shortages
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
By: Jason Contant
Correctional officers from across Ontario held a demonstration at the North Bay Jail recently to raise concerns surrounding prison overcrowding, under-staffing issues and violence in the workplace at provincial prisons.
Blog Post #270 – Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corp. Fined $130,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s Newsroom
Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corporation, a Toronto-based company that designs and builds tunnel boring machines (TBMs) used to dig underground circular tunnels, was fined $130,000 on December 22, 2011, for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.