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Englee company fined $6,000 for breaching health and safety regulations

Published on October 13, 2011; Published on October 13, 2011

Topics :: Occupational Health and Safety Branch , Government Services , Englee , Northern Peninsula

Sealand Enterprises Limited in Englee has been fined $6,000 for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations at its boatbuilding facility between July 2008 and January 2009.

A news release notes the company failed to provide sufficient ventilation in its facility in the Northern Peninsula town, the wearing of appropriate respiratory equipment, and the installation of effective washing facilities.

The company was also charged with violating two stop-work orders concerning working without ventilation and the use of an overhead crane without appropriate inspection.

In exchange for guilty pleas, two charges against the company were withdrawn.

The company was fined $2,000 on each of three charges for a total fine of $6,000.

The charges were the result of an investigation by the Occupational Health and Safety Branch of the Department of Government Services.

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Carol Ann Rogers

- October 14, 2011 at 09:54:38

Ignoring two stop work orders and they get a fine of six thousand dollars?? What's up with that? In the OHS Act, Sec 67 (3) (4) "guilty of an offence... where a corporation is convicted of an offence undeer subsection (2) (3) the court may impose a fine not exceeding $25,000 for each day during which the offence continues" According to the Act they got off scot free. Sec 67 (b) reads..."fails to comply with an order made under this Act or the regulations" So they could have gotten that $25, ooo fine for every day they were ignoring the two stop work orders. Actually they should have definately gotten more for the second tiem they gave the finger to the stop work order. The CEO, mangers, and supervisors could under Sec 69 (1) get "term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or both a fine and imprisonment" If the stiff penality is in the books why are thy getting off so easy?

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