Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Evans Lumber and Builders Supply Limited, a Sudbury wood and lumber store, was fined $85,000 for two violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was fatally injured.
Blog Post #576 – Trenching Breach Spurs Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A Saskatoon-based construction company received $4,000 in fines on August 10, 2011 after pleading guilty to violating Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health & Safety act.
Blog Post #575 – New Layer of Protection
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Efforts of whistleblowers in the Saskatchewan Government will be buoyed by new protections from reprisal, as long as they follow procedures.
Blog Post #574 – Superior Court of Justice Upholds Conviction Against Tembec Inc. For Worker Injuries
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal by a Quebec-based company and has ordered Tembec Inc. to pay a fine of $50,000 after a worker was injured at a sawmill.