http://www.hrsgroup.com Occupational Health and Safety Training Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:16:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine An Alberta court has more than tripled the fine issued against an employer last year in connection with a deadly work-related accident, concluding the lower court imposed an "unfit" sentence]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/alberta-court-triples-safety-penalty/ Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Paris Holdings (2113467 Ontario Inc.) and Sergerie Mechanical (1633777 Ontario Inc.), both Cornwall-based companies, were fined $60,000 and $50,000 respectively on July 14, 2010, for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused injuries to a worker. Supervisor Tim Sergerie was fined $6,000 for a related offense]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/two-companies-and-supervisor-fined-116000-for-health-and-safety-violation/ Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Furfari Paving Co. Ltd., a Toronto-based company, was fined $110,000 on July 13, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. On July 30, 2008, two workers employed by Furfari were operating an asphalt road milling machine, otherwise known as a "grinder," to remove the top layer of asphalt from a section of Dixie Rd. between Eglinton Ave. and Matheson Blvd. in Mississauga. Other machines were in use nearby, including a pavement cutter operated by a third worker, who was cutting and sealing cracks in the wake of the grinder. The two workers finished removing the top layer of asphalt and operated the grinder in reverse. When they stopped, they saw that the third worker had been caught underneath the grinder and crushed. ]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/furfari-paving-co-ltd-fined-110000-after-worker-killed/ Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ The grocery store operator Metro Ontario Inc. was fined $100,000 on July 9, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker. On January 18, 2009, a worker at the company's location in North Bay was using a band saw to cut beef in the meat department. The worker's hand slipped towards the moving blade, and the blade partially amputated some of the worker's fingers]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/metro-ontario-inc-fined-100000-after-worker-injured/ Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Kone Inc., an elevator and escalator manufacturer, was fined $90,000 on July 7, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker. On September 11, 2008, a worker was fixing the circuit board for an elevator at the University of Western Ontario. The worker was on a ladder in the pit and shaft area of the elevator while the elevator's power was still on. The worker was not using rubber gloves, mats, shields or other equipment to protect against electrical shock. The worker touched the back of the circuit board, received an electrical shock, and fell to the concrete floor of the pit. The worker suffered wrist and facial fractures]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/kone-inc-fined-90000-after-worker-injured/ Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada, owner and operator of a paper mill in Fort Frances, was fined $125,000 on July 9, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused injuries to two workers and a student]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/paper-mill-owner-operator-fined-125000-after-workers-and-student-injured/ Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’ Bondfield Construction Company Limited and BMC Masonry (2032686 Ontario Limited), both of Concord, yesterday were fined $75,000 and $50,000 respectively for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/contractors-fined-125000-total-after-worker-injured-2/ 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. ]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/tri-city-materials-ltd-fined-60000-after-worker-injured/ http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/2310/ Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine The Town of New Glasgow in Nova Scotia must pay $25,000 and various other penalties following a trench collapse two years ago that claimed the life of a worker]]> http://www.hrsgroup.com/blog/town-fined-in-deadly-trench-collapse/