Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The suffocation death of an employee inspecting a nitrogen-hauling tank in August, 2005 has landed CVA Canada Inc. penalties totaling $325,000.
Blog Post #145 – Liquidation World Fined $18,000 For Health and Safety Violation
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Liquidation World Inc., an Alberta discount retailer, was fined $18,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
Blog Post #144 – Three Ottawa Construction Companies Fined $160,000 Total After Health and Safety Violations
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
200 Besserer Inc., the constructor of a condominium in Ottawa, was fined $50,000 on September 28, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Taggart Construction Limited and Right Forming (1996) Limited were fined $35,000 and $75,000, respectively, for other violations of the OHSA at the same project.
Blog Post #142 – Information on Nickel Carbonyl Lacking
Excerpt from the OHS Canada Magazine
Medical professionals and researchers need to pay greater attention to building information on nickel carbonyl and its health effects, a coroner’s jury looking into the death of an Ontario miner 9 years ago has recommended.