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Maple contractor fined $250,000 after four workers injured, two fatally
A trench collapse killed two workers and injured two others at a road-widening project in Ajax in 2022.
Burlington companies fined $230k for 2022 fatality
General contractor New Horizon Development Group will pay a fine of $130,000, while TKEM Electric Ltd. will pay $100,000.
Hydro One, supervisor fined $262,000 for 2022 workplace incident
The company and its supervisor were fined after a worker was critically injured when a copper wire they were holding made contact with a live powerline.
St. Jacobs civil infrastructure company fined in connection with 2022 incident
Steed and Evans Ltd. will pay a $70,000-fine in connection with an incident that led to a worker’s critical injuries.
Working for Workers Six Act, 2024: New obligations on Ontario employers
The new legislation proposes changes that will affect employers in particular to the Employment Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.