Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Brampton Brick Ltd., of Brampton, Ontario; a manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete blocks, was fatally injured as a result of the company’s failure to ensure adequate machine guarding that prevents access to a pinch point in accordance with section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851. This is an offence pursuant to section 66(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from City News in Montreal (Posted June 14, 2024)
The Quebec government will provide $2.4 million over four years to the Juripop Legal Clinic, to help employees who have suffered psychological harassment or sexual violence at work.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)
On June 14, 2024, the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) ratified a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH).
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bellai Brothers Construction Ltd. of Ottawa, Ontario, a concrete contractor, was injured when moving a fly form, a system used for supporting poured concrete slabs on buildings during construction. The company failed to ensure the fly form was stored and moved in a manner that did not endanger the worker, as required by section 37(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, and contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.