Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A contractor was fined $15,000 for overloading the roof of a long-term care facility in Calgary, Alberta with building materials, causing it to collapse.
Blog Post #662 – Vomar Industries/Tank Traders Fined after Propane Fire in Smithville
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Vomar Industries Inc. of LaSalle, Manitoba, operating as Tank Traders, has pleaded guilty and fined a total of $55,000 for failing to protect workers at a workplace in Ontario and for improperly handling propane.
Blog Post #661 – Guilty Charges Yield Fines
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A roofing company and a supervisor from Flatrock, Newfoundland, have both pleaded guilty to charges laid after an inspection by Service NL occupational health and safety branch in June of 2012.
Blog Post #660 – South Essex Fabricating Inc. Fined $65,000 after Worker Falls
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
South Essex Fabricating Inc., a constructor of greenhouses, has been fined $65,000 after a worker fell from an elevating work platform and was injured.