Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Nelmar Drywall Company Limited, of Concord, was fined $50,000 on September 8, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #132 – Fall Protection – Section 26.3 of the Construction Regulation 213/91- Sixth in Series
Section 26.3, subsection (7) states, “The following additional requirements apply to a guardrail system that is made of wood: 1. The wood shall be spruce, pine or fir timber of construction grade quality or better and shall not have any visible defect affecting its load-carrying capacity. 2. The wood shall be free of sharp objects … Continue Reading