Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A worker at a Winnipeg construction site was taken to hospital for treatment after a concrete slab fell on him while inside a trench.
Blog Post #451 – Basecrete Inc. and Westin Homes Ltd. Fined $85,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Basecrete Inc., a Woodbridge concrete and drain construction company, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Westin Homes Ltd., a Bradford residential constructor, was fined $35,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #448 – Muck Flood Kills Young Worker
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The failure to develop and implement safety procedures and devices to protect workers from a run of muck has landed Sherritt International Corporation, operating as Canada Talc, a $285,000 fine.
Blog Post #447 – Penalty for Asbestos Breach
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
Richmond North Property Corp. was handed a $37,500 penalty in December, 2009 for violating asbestos requirements pursuant to Ontario’s OH&S Act.