Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Kraus Inc., a Waterloo carpet manufacturer, was fined $60,000 on October 19, 2009, for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #148 – Jackson Builders Supply Limited Fined $55,000 After Worker Critically Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Jackson Builders Supply Limited, an Iroquois manufacturer of wood pallets and containers, was fined $55,000 on September 28, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was critically injured.
Blog Post #147 – B.C. Mining Industry – Confined Space Tragedy Spurs Hopeful Change
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The deaths of four people who were simply doing their jobs at the Sullivan Mine reclamation project near Kimberley, British Columbia have prompted changes that provincial officials hope will avert similar loss of life in future.
Blog Post #144 – Three Ottawa Construction Companies Fined $160,000 Total After Health and Safety Violations
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
200 Besserer Inc., the constructor of a condominium in Ottawa, was fined $50,000 on September 28, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Taggart Construction Limited and Right Forming (1996) Limited were fined $35,000 and $75,000, respectively, for other violations of the OHSA at the same project.