Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Tri City Materials Ltd., a company that works with aggregates, was fined $60,000 on July 6, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
Blog Post #175 – Smith Steel and Director Fined $36,000 Total for Failing To Comply With Order
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Smith Steel & Fabrication Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $28,000 on December 3, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after failing to comply with an order. Leonard Eagle, director of the company, was fined $8,000.
Blog Post #121 – You Must Comply with JHSC Membership Requirements
It is not just that the law says that certain organizations must have JHSCs (joint health and safety committees) , the legal driving force behind the committee is ‘Due Diligence’. A company or individual that fails to establish a legally-required JHSC has no chance of making out a due diligence defence. The result is exposure to liability under OHS laws and even criminal liability under Bill C-45.
Blog Post #58 – Explosion Kills Homeowner – Lands Aecon With a $225,000 Fine
Aecon Construction Group Inc. was fined $225,000 on March 7 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after an explosion that killed a homeowner.
During the summer and fall of 2008, Union Gas Ltd. started providing natural gas service to residential neighbourhoods outside of Owen Sound. Union Gas contracted Aecon to install the natural gas lines. One of the homes being serviced, on Front St. in East Linton, had a private propane service on the property. This included a storage tank and buried supply lines.