Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A coroner’s jury probing the death of an Ontario construction worker in 2006 has made a series of recommendations meant to enhance fall protection.
Blog Post #382 – SMG Canada Ulc. Fined $55,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
SMG Canada Ulc., carrying on business in partnership with Arcturus SMG Canada, a company that manages public facilities, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #381 – Farm Workers Have Right to Bargain
strong>Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine – January 2009
A landmark decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario gives the province a year to table legislation to allow agricultural workers to bargain collectively.
In its ruling, the three-member panel unanimously declared Ontario’s Agricultural Employees Protection Act (AEPA) “unconstitutional” and “invalid,” ordering the provincial government to “provide agricultural workers with sufficient protections to enable them to exercise their right to bargain collectively.”
Blog Post #380 – New Forest Paper Mills and Supervisor Fined $130,000 Total after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
2021960 Ontario Inc., carrying on business as New Forest Paper Mills LP, was fined $125,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. A supervisor, Morteza Alemi, was fined $5,000 in relation to the same incident.