Ontario Strengthening Protections for Vulnerable Workers Today, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, passed third reading with all party support in the Ontario legislature. The new act supports Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, and is designed to further [Read more]
Ontario Chief Prevention Officer George Gritziotis is “extremely distressed by number of workplace fatalities related to falls.” From childhood onward, every single one of us has fallen at one time or another. Whether it was a tumble from a bicycle or piece of playground equipment, you quickly [Read more]
Worker Killed, Another Injured: Essar Steel Algoma Inc. Fined $325,000 Total October 12, 2010 SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Essar Steel Algoma Inc. was fined $300,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that caused a worker’s death. The company was fined [Read more]
