Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan business owner (roofer) has pleaded guilty to four counts under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act for fall protection and scaffolding failures.
Blog Post #646 – Revamping Highway of Death
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Alberta has set its sights on improving safety on the infamous Highway 63, otherwise known as the “Highway of Death,” that is claimed more than 100 lives since 2000.
Blog Post #644 – Forklift Tipover Claims One
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A young worker was killed in a forklift rollover incident on June 12, 2012.
Shortly before 8:30 am, 19-year-old Herve Bernhard, an employee of Design Built Mechanical Inc., in Charla New Brunswick, was fatally injured when a forklift fell on him, Fidele Cormier, Assistant regional Director for WorkSafeNB’s northeast region.
Blog Post #643 – Walinga Inc. Fined $20,000 for Failure to Report ‘Critical Injury’
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s Newsroom
Walinga Inc., a Guelph company that manufactures transportation equipment, portable pneumatic conveying systems and recycling trucks, has pleaded guilty to failing to follow notification procedures required under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and fined $20,000.