Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
JGB Developments Inc., carrying on business as JGB Roofing, of St. Catharines, was fined $30,000 on September 17 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #237 – Maple Leaf Structural Fined $150,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Maple Leaf Structural Limited, now operating as Structform International Limited, of Toronto, was fined $150,000 on October 4, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.
Blog Post #236 – Additional Firefighter Cancers Now Covered
Written by Jason Contant, 2008-09-01
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
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Testicular cancer and lung cancer in non-smokers have been added to British Columbia’s list of diseases presumed to be related to work as a firefighter.
Blog Post #235 – Canadian National Day of Mourning – April the 28th
The National Day of Mourning is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents.
Workers’ Memorial Day was started by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in 1984, and the Canadian Labour Congress officially declared it an annual day of remembrance in 1985 on April 28. In December 1990, this day became a national observance with the passing of the Workers Mourning Day Act, so that on April 28, 1991, it was officially the National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace; making April 28, an official Workers’ Mourning Day.