Report by: Marcel Vander Wier for the OH&S Canada magazine
The September 25, 2019 death of a Fiera Foods worker in Toronto has sparked protests in a comprehensive review into the health and safety culture and practices of the industrial bakery.
Blog Post #1105 – Injury on Cutting Machine Results in $60,000 in Fines for Scarborough Noodle Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Hung Wang Foods Inc., a company that operates a noodle manufacturing facility, suffered injury while attempting to clear dough that was jammed in a noodle cutting machine. Fred King-Cheong Fung, a director of the company, was also charged in the incident.
Blog Post #1101 – Worker Fatality in Brampton, Company Fined $175,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On a worksite of a warehouse under construction in Brampton, Ontario, an employee of Dematic Limited, a company that provides supply chain automation, material handling, warehouse management, became pinned between the guardrail of a work platform and a steel structure and died from the injuries. The accident occurred on August 06, 2016.
Blog Post #1100 – Cardiac Event Causes Fatality
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Fitness for duty was a key factor in the death of a vessel captain on March 17, 2018, according to a recent investigation report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).