Government cracks down on safety violators.Northern Ontario businesses Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. in the industrial, construction, manufacturing and wholesale sectors should expect more surprise health and safety inspections at their workplaces due to the hiring of 200 new provincial inspectors and enforcement staff with enhanced powers, says an official with the Ministry of Labour. "We can now inspect more of the 'worst of the worst' cases," says Bernie Bernie may refer to:
In the North, the industries most affected will be construction and mining sectors, he says. In July, the McGuinty government announced the hiring of 100 new health inspectors A health inspector, or Environmental Health Specialist is a public employee who investigates health hazards in a wide variety of locations, then will take action to mitigate or eliminate the hazards. , along with 100 enforcement staff to assist them. Enforcement staff will include management positions such as engineers and industrial hygienists to evaluate working sites. The new workers will be compensated through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB WSIB Workplace Safety and Insurance Board WSIB Washington State Investment Board ) and will be hired over the next two years. The recruitment of 100 new inspectors this year will see the major expansion of the existing 230 inspectors, says a Labour Ministry news release. The hiring is part of the new government's overall strategy to reduce the province's 60,000 annual workplace injuries by 20 per cent by 2008. New inspectors, Deck says, will initially target the 6,000 workplaces with the worst injury rates. Inspectors are expected to visit these sites four times yearly, focusing on reducing workplace hazards. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Deck, the new initiative will allow the government to inspect many of the workplace sites, such as hospitals, manufacturing plants and shopping malls that were not being inspected because of a "lack of staff." www.gov.on.ca/LAB www.dalron.com BY JOSEPH QUESNEL Joseph Quesnel (15 November 1746 – 3 July 1809) was a French Canadian composer, poet, and playwright. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Colinette and Lucas et Cécile; the former is considered to be the first Canadian opera. Northern Ontario Business |
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