A corporate director of a stucco company has been fined $3,000.00 under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure that workers used safety belts on elevated work platforms.
An inspector caught workers not wearing safety belts attached to the elevated work platforms while using those platforms to perform stucco work on a five-storey office building. The corporate director also owned the building.
The corporate director pleaded guilty to the charge.
This case is a reminder that corporate directors – not only workers and supervisors – may be charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The Ministry of Labour’s press release may be accessed here.
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