Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Paramount Structures Ltd. of Bolton, a supervisor and a worker were fined a total of $55,000 after equipment fell from a condominium building under construction in Toronto.
Blog Post #545 – Volunteer Firefighters Added To List
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Within days of announcing that for more cancers will be presumed work-related for full-time firefighters seeking compensation, Alberta proposed extending the same assumption to the 10,000 volunteer firefighters in the province.
Blog Post #542 – Hefty Fine to Aecon Construction in Deadly Blast
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Aecon Construction Group Inc. was fined $225,000 on March 7, 2011 for its failure to request that the owner of a propane service locate and mark it prior to excavation.
Blog Post #541 – Leavoy Rowe Beef Co. Was Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Leavoy Rowe Beef Co. Ltd. of Toronto, a company that provides specialty cutting of high-end meat for restaurants and other institutions, has been fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker sustained serious injuries resulting in the loss of fingers.