Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s Newsroom’
The Ontario Court of Justice has sentenced Steven Blondin, a director of six Ontario companies, to 90 days in jail for violations of the Employment Standards Act after failing to pay employees.
Blog Post #468 – Environment Found to be Toxic
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A review of the pathology laboratory at the largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador labels the working environment toxic — not because of the materials being handled, but the presence of dysfunctional relationships.
Blog Post #467 – James Dick Construction Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
James Dick Construction Limited, operating as Guelph Limestone, the operator of a Guelph quarry, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #466 – First Fatal Accidents of the 2010 Year in Newfoundland
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Two separate accidents in mid-March became the first fatal work-related incidents registered in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010.