Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Convicted: Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc., a farming operation in the municipality of Norfolk County. Location of Workplace: 1150 Vittoria Rd. RR1, Vittoria, Ontario Description of Offence: Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc. failed to isolate workers after a COVID-19 outbreak Date of Offence: Between May 13, 2020 and June 1, 2020 Date of Conviction: June 6, 2022 Penalty Imposed: Following a guilty plea in...
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Convicted: Countrywide Recycling Inc., P.O. Box 370, Binbrook, ON L0R 1C0; a company that provides waste management and recovery services. Location of Workplace: 900 Nebo Road, Hamilton, ON L0R 1P0 Description of Offence: A worker was fatally injured while performing duties at a recycling facility in Hamilton, ON. Date of Offence: October 4, 2019 Date of Conviction: June 13, 2022 Penalty...
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Convicted: Lakeridge Developments (Muskoka) Limited, 1A Lee Valley Drive, Port CarlingPaul Kritski, Supervisor, Peak Roofing Services Inc. Location of Workplace: Construction site at 92A Scully Road, Seguin Description of Offence: A worker was injured after falling 30 feet from a roof at a construction project. Date of Offence: November 12, 2020 Date of Conviction: June 21, 2022 Penalty...
Workplace health and safety is all about managing risks to protect your workers, your business, and your brand. Excellence in health and safety management is characterised by a strong safety culture that relies on leadership involving your managers, workers, suppliers, contractors, and customers. Behaviours that promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in achieving health and safety goals, are not easy but are an essential element of success. When words and actions are not aligned, they will...
Monkeypox is now active and spreading in Canada, with 26 confirmed cases according to the most recent data from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Most of the cases are centred in Quebec, which is reporting 25 cases, but Ontario has one confirmed case as well. The World Health Organization’s top expert on monkeypox, Rosamund Lewis, said this new health threat is unlikely to become a pandemic but remains a global concern as there are many unknown details about it, particularly how it...
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) President and CEO Jeffrey Lang announced today a new pandemic bonus for businesses with less than 99 employees enrolled in the agency’s Health and Safety Excellence program: doubling of rebates for topics completed in 2022. “We know Ontario businesses work to have the safest workplaces anywhere, but many smaller businesses are still recovering from the pandemic,” said Lang. “We are stepping up with added incentives to help get more...
Labour, Training and Skills Development Convicted: 2258850 Ontario Inc. o/a Perth County Fabrication, 4812 Road 164, Bornholm, Ontario, N0K 1A0, a company that fabricates and erects structural steel for construction projects. Location of Workplace: 439 King Street, Welland, ON. Description of Offence: A worker was fatally injured while performing duties at a construction site in Welland, ON. Date of Offence: November 12, 2019. Date of Conviction: March 29...
Angela Gismondi May 2, 2022 Connected. Supported. Safe. That is the theme of Construction Safety Week 2022 which will be marked May 2 to 6. “It’s appropriate given we’ve been disconnected through the pandemic and now we need to be better connected and supporting each other to keep each other safe,” said Craig Lesurf, president of Gillam Group, who is also chair of the League of Champions and the Ontario General Contractors Association safety committee. “We have always...
Labour, Training and Skills Development Convicted: FIO Automotive Canada Corporation, 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, Suite 2800, Toronto, Ontario. Location of Workplace: 220 Dunn Road, Stratford, Ontario. Description of Offence: A worker employed by FIO Automotive Canada Corporation (FIO) suffered a critical injury at the workplace when a 1,500-pund feed bar was knocked out of its support cradle and struck the worker who was operating the crane. FIO contravened...
Labour, Training and Skills Development Convicted: Trouw Nutrition Canada Inc., ISO Research Lane, Suite 200, Guelph, Ontario. Location of Workplace: 600 James Street South, St. Marys, Ontario. Description of Offence: A worker employed by Trouw Nutrition suffered an injury at the workplace due to a lift truck accident. Trouw Nutrition failed to notify an inspector immediately of the occurrence of a critical injury, as required by s. 51(1) and contrary to s. 66 of...