Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Paramount Structures Ltd. of Bolton, a supervisor and a worker were fined a total of $55,000 after equipment fell from a condominium building under construction in Toronto.
Blog Post #544 – Maximum Safety Fines to Double
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2011)
Nova Scotia is upping the ante in its bid to enhance workplace health and safety by doubling the maximum fine for related infractions.
Blog Post #543 – Worker Crushed By Metal Roll
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Two workers were killed and three more injured in separate incidents in the Montreal area in early April.
Blog Post #542 – Hefty Fine to Aecon Construction in Deadly Blast
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Aecon Construction Group Inc. was fined $225,000 on March 7, 2011 for its failure to request that the owner of a propane service locate and mark it prior to excavation.