Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia is revisiting the Worker’s Compensation Act (WCA) to make it easier to understand.
Blog Post #927 – Death of Worker in Trench Results in $75,000 Fine
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Utility Force Inc. pleaded guilty and was given a fine of $75,000 in court after a worker died in a trench that collapsed.
Blog Post #924 – Fall Through an Opening Results in $50,000 Fine in Guelph
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Nartech Metal Products Inc., a Windsor-based automotive parts manufacturer with a plant in Guelph, pleaded guilty and has been fined $50,000 after a worker fell through an open scrap chute and suffered injuries as a result.
Blog Post #923 – Heliport Landing Suspended in Many Hospitals in B.C.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An organization providing here-ambulance services in southwestern British Columbia temporarily suspended landings at seven Hospital Heliport’s in the area, due to Transport Canada’s (TC) concern of the aircraft are not properly designed for night flights and populated urban areas.