Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Albarrie Canada Ltd., a company that manufactures industrial-use fabrics, pleaded guilty and was fined $40,000 after a worker was caught in a carding machine and suffered injuries.
Blog Post #921 – Subway Construction Death and Injuries Result in Trial, $50,000 In Fines to Subcontractor
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The 2011 death of a worker and injury to another at a Toronto Transit Commission subway construction site in North York has resulted in a $50,000 fine to a subcontractor of the project. Following a trial, Advanced Construction Techniques Ltd. was found guilty on August 16, 2016 and sentenced in court on September 26, 2016 by Judge Brent Knazan.
Blog Post #920 – Seat Belts Mandatory
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Seat belts will become mandatory on newly built medium and large highway buses starting from September 1, 2020.
Blog Post #919 – ArcelorMittal Dofasco Fined $60,000 After Worker Loses Consciousness
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Steel producer ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. was fined $60,000 after a worker was overcome by gas fumes and lost consciousness at the company’s Burlington Street East plant.