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London companies pay $90K in combined fines for 2020 workplace incident
York Developments (London) Inc. and Arcon Electric Ltd. both entered guilty pleas in relation to their roles in a 2020 workplace incident that led to a worker’s severe injuries.
RESCON, partners release tower crane best practices guide
The guide will be used by builders and trade contractors when erecting, operating and dismantling tower cranes.
Mine contracting and engineering company fined $110,000 for workplace injury
Toronto’s Cementation Canada Inc. has been fined for its role in a workplace incident that saw a worker sustain injuries after a fall of more than four metres.
Construction sees WSIB premiums drop 2.1% for ‘23
While the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has frozen average premiums across all rate classes for 2023, construction employers will see their average premiums drop by more than 2 percent next year.
Toronto Hydro fined $200K for workplace fatality
A worker suffered a fatal injury while performing work in an underground electrical vault.