Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd., a plastic bag manufacturer, was fined $85,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.
Blog Post #255 – Supervisor Fined $8,000 for Violating Asbestos Regulations
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Mary O’Neill, a supervisor, was fined $8,000 on November 9, 2010, for violating asbestos regulations imposed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #254 – (MOL) Ministry of Labour Sets Sights on Machine Guards
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors will step up enforcement of safety violations involving machinery under an enforcement initiative that will focus on machine guards and lockout.
Blog Post #253 – Due Diligence More Than Standard
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
A NOVA SCOTIA WORKER laying floor joists on the third floor of a construction project — without the aid of a life line or the support of a scaffold — is severely injured in a fall. An Alberta labourer working in the area of some scrap metal bales is crushed beneath a toppled load. Another worker in Alberta dies when a stack of fibreboard tips over.