Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Lockerbie & Hole Eastern Inc., a Brantford construction firm, was fined $250,000 on September 29, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #38 – Montreal Window Washer Dies after Falling More than 18 Stories
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A window washer plummeted to his death, on August 18, 2009, from the 18th storey of a downtown skyscraper Tuesday afternoon. He fell onto a platform of the Blue Cross building at the corner on President-Kennedy Ave. and Aylmer St. at 1:30 p.m.
Blog Post #34 – Fatality Ends With Hefty Fine – Really, Alberta?
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The death of a 56 year old employee four years ago has resulted in an Alberta pipe-coating company receiving penalties totaling $300,000. Garneau Inc., based in Nisku, Alberta, was cited for breaching requirements of Alberta’s Occupational Health & Safety Act.
Blog Post #31 – An Example Bill C45 is Working and is Needed
We all remember the scaffold accident that happened near the end of Christmas Eve day at the end of 2009. Metron Construction Inc. had 5 employees on their swing stage and it broke sending 4 out of the 5 employees to their death, 13 stories below. The 5th employee received 2 broken legs and a crushed spine.