Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Con-Cast Pipe Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $70,000 after a 1,100-pound steel pallet fell on a young worker, causing critical injuries.
Blog Post #1016 – Transportation Safety Board of Canada Releases 2018 Statistics
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Preliminary transportation-occurrence statistics for 2018 that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released on March 6, 2019 showed encouraging trends in air transportation, while marine and rail transportation had mixed results.
Blog Post #1013 – R.M. Belanger Limited Fined $125,000 and Supervisor Fined $5,000 After Worker Injured
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.