Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
British Columbia has introduced legislation designed to help workers safe from asbestos.
Blog Post #1595 – Work Refusal Leads to Layoffs
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2017)
A recent work refusal at Sterling Fuels Ltd. in Windsor, Ontario caused the company to suspend work temporarily for most of the ship-offloading and loading staff.
Blog Post #1594 – Workplace Injury Results in $70,000 Fine for Sault Ste. Marie Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured falling into a vehicle service pit. McDougall Energy Inc. failed to implement measures to protect a worker, as required under section 13(3) of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Blog Post #1593 – Workplace Death Results in $60,000 Fine for Sarnia Recycling Facility
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured while replacing a faulty hydraulic hose on a forklift. Revital Polymers Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure the forklift was not left unattended, contrary to section 58 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments and a violation of section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.