Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Jan. 2017)
The British Columbia ‘Federation of Labour’ is questioning whether the provincial government and WorkSafeBC are doing enough to enforce workplace safety rules.
Blog Post #1493 – Scrap Metal Recycler Fined $65,000 After Worker Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by American Iron & Metal Company Inc., was injured while unloading a dump trailer. The company failed to provide information, instruction and supervision to the worker on how to safely unload the trailer.
Blog Post #1489 – Chatham Demolition and Excavating Company Fined $70,000 After Workplace Fatality
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by James Curran Expert Removal & Excavating Limited., died after falling from the upper level of a building that was being demolished. James Curran Expert Removal & Excavating Limited failed to ensure that the worker was adequately protected by a method of fall protection when exposed to a fall of more than three metres.
Blog Post #1488 – Workplace Fatality Results in $115,000 Fine for Ottawa Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bacic Forming Concrete Ltd., sustained fatal injuries during the demolition of foundation walls at a construction project for a new single-storey residential dwelling. The employer failed to take precautions to prevent injury to a person on or near a project that may result from the demolition of a building or structure, as prescribed.