Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Impex Granite & Marble Ltd., a Concord importer and distributor of granite and marble, was fined $70,000 on June 26, 2009, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Excerpt From the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
TDL Spring & Suspension Specialists Inc., an Ottawa company that repairs trucks and buses, was fined $120,000 on May 11, 2009, for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), after a worker was fatally injured.
Written by Timothy Bryant 21 September 2010
It is any workplace’s worst nightmare: an injury to a worker while on the job. Yet for all the horror it brings, it is also a disturbingly common event. Employers are required by law to take all steps necessary to prevent their workers from being injured on the job. But what happens if a worker does get hurt?
Because workplace injury is a reality that many employers may face, will face or have faced at some point, it’s wise to have a plan for when an accident does happen, according to OHS legal experts.
The first thing every employer needs to have is an accident plan, says Jeremy Warning, a senior associate with Toronto-based law firm Heenan Blaikie.
Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Booth Centennial Healthcare Linen Services, a Mississauga company that provides laundry services to healthcare facilities, was fined a total of $90,000 on May 11, 2009, for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), after a worker was killed.