Posts Categorized As: Canadian Health and Safety

Blog Post #644 – Forklift Tipover Claims One

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

A young worker was killed in a forklift rollover incident on June 12, 2012.

Shortly before 8:30 am, 19-year-old Herve Bernhard, an employee of Design Built Mechanical Inc., in Charla New Brunswick, was fatally injured when a forklift fell on him, Fidele Cormier, Assistant regional Director for WorkSafeNB’s northeast region.

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Blog Post #641 – English Prestige Builders Ltd. Fined $100,000

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

English Prestige Builders Ltd., a company that provides real estate project management services, has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that the health and safety of workers were protected and has been fined a total of $100,000. One worker died and another was severely injured when a concrete wall collapsed on a project site.

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