Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine – Issued – September 2010
A video of what appears to be unsafe work practices at a Calgary construction site has prompted an investigation by the province and action by municipal building officials.
Blog Post #476 – Canduct Industries Limited and Worker Fined $62,000 after Workers Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Canduct Industries Limited, a London insulation components manufacturer, was fined $60,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured in separate incidents. Another worker was also fined $2,000.
Blog Post #475 – Alberta Not Planning Changes To Code
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine – September 2010
The Alberta government has no plans to tighten the provincial building code in the wake of a weather-induced stage collapse at a music festival last year that resulted in the death of one patron and injuries to four workers.
Blog Post #473 – Operator of Furmar Dixie Road and Employee Fined $156,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s Newsroom’
1648133 Ontario Ltd., operator of Furmar Dixie Road, a Mississauga facility that produces asphalt, was fined $150,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. An employee of the company, Colin Martin, was fined $6,000 in relation to the same incident.