Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by NuStef Baking Ltd., of Vancouver, British Columbia, was injured while adjusting the speed of a batter depositor on an industrial oven. By not ensuring the equipment was properly guarded, NuStef Baking Ltd. failed to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to sections 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Ottawa Pavemaster, of Ottawa, Ontario, a construction company that performs asphalt paving, was fatally injured by a truck that was backing up. The company failed to ensure the driver of the truck was assisted by a signaller contrary to Section 104(3) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, an offence under Section 66(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Section 25(1)(c) of the Act states that “an employer shall ensure, that the measures and procedures prescribed are carried out in the workplace.”
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A worker, employed by Allied Tooling Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of automotive, aerospace and industrial parts, was fatally injured while operating a CNC lathe machine. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the machine was equipped with a guard that prevented access to an exposed moving part, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851/90.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bellai Alliance Floor Finishing Ltd. of Gatineau, Quebec (formerly Bellai Bros. Construction), was injured by a swinging peri box that was rigged to a tower crane. Bellai Alliance Floor Finishing Ltd. failed to ensure that the measures and procedures required by section 179(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Ontario Health and Safety Act.