Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Toronto company that provides concrete for the construction industry was fined $130,000 on July 9, 2019 over a worker fatality.
Blog Post #1077 – Company Fined $60,000 After Worker Falls from Peterborough Building
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Pro Renovations Solutions Inc. of Mississauga, was subcontracted to make repairs to an apartment building in Peterborough, Ontario. On November 01, 2016, a worker on a 10-storey building lost balance at the roof edge and fell to the ground, sustaining critical injuries as a result. The worker was not protected by any form of fall protection while on the roof.
Blog Post #1075 – Court Imposes $313,000 in Fines for Worker Death at Brampton Community Centre Site
Background
A crane was brought to the worksite – a community centre and library complex under construction – for hoisting purposes. On April 9, 2015, Forma-Con worker Andry Sokhan, a licensed crane operator, sent text messages to supervisor Gordon Graham indicating that the crane was a danger; Graham responded that if the crane posed a danger it should be shut down. The crane continued to be used.
Blog Post #1074 – Rise in Violence Preventable: Saskatchewan
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Workplace injuries caused by violence rose 16 per cent in 2018 in Saskatchewan. Some of these injuries could have been prevented if employers and workers had paid attention to and acted on the warning signs of aggressive behaviour, according to a WorkSafe Saskatchewan statement on June 25, 2019.