Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
R.M. Belanger Limited pleaded guilty and was fined $125,000, and a supervisor pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000 after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #1012 – Amendments Took Effect in Prince Edward Island
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Prince Edward Island firefighters and fire inspectors will have presumptive coverage for specific types of cancers and heart injuries as a result of amendments to the Worker’s Compensation Act that took effect January 1, 2019. Eligible firefighters include fire inspectors and full-time, part-time and volunteer firefighters who are members of a fire department or brigade.
Blog Post #1010 – Nova Scotia Panel Gives Recommendations
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Increasing Staff to address manpower shortages and enhancing access to health professionals were among the five recommendations and 22 action items that the minister’s expert advisory panel on long-term care delivered on January 15, 2019 to improve the quality of long-term care in Nova Scotia over the next two years.
Blog Post #1009 – Diamond Drilling Company Fined $200,000 After Worker Killed by Falling Tree
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Following a trial, Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc., a diamond drilling company operating in northeastern Ontario, was found guilty and fined $200,000 after a worker was killed by a falling tree while exiting a bulldozer.