A small Nova Scotia roofing company’s owner has been ordered to pay $35,000 after one of his workers suffered a traumatic brain injury falling from a residential roof, the Provincial… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Roofer fell 3.4 metres after working without fall protection: WorkSafeBC investigation
A roofer suffered serious injuries after falling 3.4 metres from a steep-slope residential roof to a concrete driveway in January 2025, according to an investigation into the incident. The worker… …
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OHS FinesOHS Law
PREMIUM Alberta framing company wins partial appeal over $5K OHS penalty for lack of fall protection
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Manitoba board upholds fall protection stop-work order against roofing company
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed a roofing company’s appeal and upheld a stop-work order issued after three workers were found on a residential roof without tying off to fall… …
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Roofing company fined $100,000 after worker falls 22 feet from roof in Port Hope, Ont.
A Cobourg roofing company has been fined $100,000 after a worker was critically injured falling from a roof at a Port Hope construction site in 2023. Moffat Bros. Roofing Ltd.… …
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PREMIUM B.C. siding crew worked at height without harnesses, contractor ordered to pay $10K administrative penalty
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A Georgian Bluffs roofing company and its director have been fined a combined $145,000 after a worker was critically injured falling from an unsecured ladder at a Mount Forest construction… …
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WorkSafeBC probe finds worker fell through unguarded floor opening at hospital construction site
A construction worker sustained serious injuries after falling through an unguarded floor opening at a new hospital construction site, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The worker was placing infill decking… …



