Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine (December 2016)
The proprietor of a Dorchester-based roofing company was sentenced on November 03, 2016, to serve 3 days in prison and pay a $5,000 fine over an incident in a fall in 2015, in which an employee was injured in a fall last year.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On September 5, 2020, a ministry inspector arrived at a roofing project for a two storey multi-unit residence in the City of Quinte West. The employer was on site, along with two workers.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally struck by a dump truck at a landfill site. Waste Management of Canada Corporation failed, as an employer, to protect a worker by ensuring the safety measures and procedures required for a signaler were carried out, as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Stouffville Glass, Inc., was fatally injured while hoisting an exterior building panel into place. The employer failed to comply with section 179 of Regulation 213/91, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).