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Lockerbie & Hole Eastern Inc., has been fined $250,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed at the Portlands Energy Centre work site.
Occupational Health and Safety Act
TORONTO
Lockerbie & Hole Eastern Inc., has been fined $250,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed at the Portlands Energy Centre work site.
On Oct. 3, 2007, the company was providing general site services for the construction of an electrical plant, in Toronto, for SNC-Lavalin Power Ontario Inc. While installing temporary lighting, an apprentice electrician opened a 600-volt electrical panel and contacted the taps of the live transformer. The worker was electrocuted. The fine was levied on Sept. 29.
A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the company had an electrical lockout policy in place, requiring electrical installations to be done under lockout conditions.
However, there was no record of the worker receiving detailed training in this policy. Also, the written procedures made reference to out-of-province legislation instead of the OHSA and the applicable Ontario Regulations.
SNC-Lavalin was general contractor for the project in Toronto’s portlands area on Unwin Avenue. Ontario Power Generation and TransCanada Energy Ltd. were partners in the building of the 550 MW cogeneration plant.
Lockerbie & Hole Eastern Inc. pleaded guilty under the OHSA to failing as an employer to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.
In particular, it failed to ensure its lockout procedure complied with the current legislative standards.
SNC-Lavalin Power Ontario Inc. already pleaded guilty in relation to this incident and was fined $300,000 on July 7, 2009.
-JOC News Services
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