Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured by a rock truck. Mr. Piluso, the supervisor for Road-Ex Contracting Ltd., was performing other work while acting as a signaller, contrary to sections 104(3) and 106(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 and section 28(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Canada’s largest transit union is calling for federal legislation to protect transit operators in the wake of a brutal assault against a bus driver in Hamilton, Ontario.
Background
A crane was brought to the worksite – a community centre and library complex under construction – for hoisting purposes. On April 9, 2015, Forma-Con worker Andry Sokhan, a licensed crane operator, sent text messages to supervisor Gordon Graham indicating that the crane was a danger; Graham responded that if the crane posed a danger it should be shut down. The crane continued to be used.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Toronto-based mining company, Glencore Canada Corp. is facing multiple charges over the death of 54-year-old Richard Pigeau, who was killed when a piece of machinery struck him at the nickel Rim South Mine in Sudbury on October 20, 2015.