The Ontario Court of Justice has recently set new fines for many sectors, check out the new fines for the construction sector as well. The Ministry Of Labour inspectors are given the authority to issue tickets for violations against the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). These tickets are usually a low dollar value fines meant to provide a stronger message against companies that fail to comply with safety laws. Usually, a Ministry of Labour (MOL) ticket will also require the employer to follow up with an inspector to make sure that they have since complied all OHSA regulations. Failure to comply or follow up with the MOL inspector can result in further monetary charges.
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Below you will find the latest fines set by the Ontario Court of Justice for the industrial sector:
Schedule 67.3
Occupational Health and Safety Act
(as it relates to Regulation 851 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990)
| Item | Offense | Section | Set Fine | Previous Set Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employer failing to ensure a safe work surface for worker under section 11 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 2 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker is working on a safe work surface under section 11 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 3 | Worker failing to work on safe work surface under section 11 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 4 | Employer failing to ensure there is a guardrail as required under subsection 13 (1) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 5 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker works with guardrail under subsection 13 (1) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 6 | Worker failing to work with guardrail under subsection 13 (1) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 7 | Employer failing to ensure opening is covered as required under section 15 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 8 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker works with covered opening under section 15 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 9 | Worker failing to work with covered opening under section 15 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 10 | Employer failing to ensure machine has guarding as required under section 24 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $650 | New |
| 11 | Supervisor failing to ensure that worker uses machine with an exposed moving part that is equipped or guarded by a guard or other device under section 24 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 12 | Worker failing to ensure exposed moving part of machine is equipped or guarded under section 24 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 13 | Employer failing to ensure machine has guarding as required under section 25 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $650 | New |
| 14 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses a machine with guarding under section 25 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 15 | Worker failing to use machine with guarding under section 25 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 16 | Employer failing to ensure machine has guarding as required under section 26 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $650 | New |
| 17 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses a machine with guarding under section 26 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 18 | Worker failing to use machine with guarding under section 26 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 19 | Employer failing to ensure machine has effective operating control as required under section 28 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $650 | New |
| 20 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker works with effective operating control that acts as a guard under clause 28 (c) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 21 | Worker failing to work with effective operating control that acts as a guard under clause 28 (c) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 22 | Employer failing to provide safe grinding wheel under section 29 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 23 | Employer failing to ensure that grinding wheel is used safely as required under section 29 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 24 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses grinding wheel safely as required under section 29 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 25 | Worker failing to use grinding wheel safely as required under section 29 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 26 | Employer failing to provide safe hand-held nailing gun or similar tool under clause 38 (a) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 27 | Employer failing to ensure that hand-held nailing gun or similar tool is used safely as required under clause 38 (b) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 28 | Supervisor failing to ensure a worker uses a hand-held nailing gun or similar tool safely under clause 38 (b) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 29 | Worker failing to use a hand-held nailing gun or similar tool safely under clause 38 (b) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 30 | Employer failing to provide safe chain saw under section 39 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 31 | Employer failing to ensure that chain saw provided is used safely under section 39 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 32 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses a chain saw safely under section 39 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 33 | Worker failing to use chain saw safely under section 39 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 34 | Supervisor failing to ensure no work is done on or near live exposed parts of electrical installations, equipment or conductors without the power supply being disconnected, locked out and tagged under subsection 42 (1) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 35 | Worker working on or near live exposed parts of electrical installations, equipment or conductors without the power supply being disconnected, locked out and tagged under subsection 42 (1) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 36 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses protective equipment and procedures while doing electrical work under subsection 42.1 (2) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 37 | Employer failing to provide portable electrical tool protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter under section 44.1 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 38 | Employer failing to ensure portable electrical tool protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter when required under section 44.1 of Reg. 851 is used | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 39 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker is using a portable electrical tool protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter under section 44.1 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 40 | Worker failing to use a portable electrical tool protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter under section 44.1 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 41 | Employer failing to provide safe compressed gas cylinder under section 49 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 42 | Employer failing to ensure that compressed gas cylinder used safely under section 49 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 43 | Supervisor failing to ensure a worker uses gas cylinder safely under section 49 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 44 | Worker failing to use compressed gas cylinder safely under section 49 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 45 | Employer failing to ensure that lifting device is operated safely under clause 51 (2) (b) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 46 | Supervisor failing to ensure operator of a lifting device works safely under clause 51 (2) (b) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 47 | Operator of lifting device failing to work safely under clause 51 (2) (b) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 48 | Employer failing to ensure that crane, lift truck or similar equipment has safe platform under clause 52 (a) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 49 | Employer failing to ensure that crane, lift truck or similar equipment used safely under section 52 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 50 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses crane, lift truck or similar equipment safely under section 52 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 51 | Worker failing to use equipment for lifting a worker safely under section 52 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 52 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker leaves unattended vehicle immobilized and secured under section 57 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 53 | Worker failing to immobilize and secure unattended vehicle under section 57 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 54 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker leaves powered equipment unattended in safe manner under section 58 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 55 | Worker failing to leave powered equipment unattended in safe manner under section 58 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 56 | Supervisor failing to ensure that worker does not bring equipment closer than specified distance to live power line under section 60 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 57 | Worker bringing equipment closer than specified distance to live power line under section 60 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 58 | Employer failing to ensure that compressed air or other gas blowing device used safely under section 66 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 59 | Supervisor failing to ensure that worker uses compressed air or other gas blowing device safely under section 66 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 60 | Worker failing to use compressed air or other gas blowing device safely under section 66 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 61 | Employer failing to provide safe portable ladder under section 73 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 62 | Employer failing to ensure that a portable ladder provided under section 73 of Reg. 851 is used safely | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 63 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses a portable ladder safely under section 73 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 64 | Worker failing to use portable ladder safely under section 73 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 65 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker blocks temporarily elevated machinery, equipment or material under section 74 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 66 | Worker failing to block temporarily elevated machinery, equipment or material under section 74 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 67 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker does not work on a machine, transmission machinery, device or thing that is not stopped and blocked under section 75 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 68 | Worker working on a machine, transmission machinery, device or thing that is not stopped and blocked under section 75 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 69 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker takes measures under section 76 of Reg. 851 to prevent machine, transmission machinery, device or thing from starting where starting may endanger safety of worker | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 70 | Worker failing to take measures under section 76 of Reg. 851 to prevent machine, transmission machinery, device or thing from starting where starting may endanger safety of worker | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 71 | Employer failing to ensure appropriate head protection provided under section 80 of Reg. 851 is worn | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 72 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker wears appropriate head protection under section 80 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 73 | Employer failing to ensure appropriate eye protection provided under section 81 of Reg. 851 is worn | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 74 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker wears appropriate eye protection under section 81 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 75 | Employer failing to ensure appropriate foot protection provided under section 82 of Reg. 851 is worn | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 76 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker wears appropriate foot protection under section 82 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 77 | Employer failing to ensure worker’s hair suitably confined under subsection 83 (1) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 78 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker’s hair suitably confined under subsection 83 (1) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 79 | Worker working without hair suitably confined under subsection 83 (1) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 80 | Employer failing to ensure worker does not wear loose or dangling jewellery or clothing near source of entanglement under subsection 83 (2) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 81 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker does not work with loose or dangling jewellery or clothing near source of entanglement under subsection 83 (2) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 82 | Worker working with loose or dangling jewellery or clothing near source of entanglement under subsection 83 (2) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 83 | Employer failing to ensure proper skin protection provided under section 84 of Reg. 851 is used | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 84 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker works with proper skin protection under section 84 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 85 | Worker failing to work with proper skin protection under section 84 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 86 | Employer failing to ensure appropriate fall protection equipment required under section 85 of Reg. 851 is worn | 25 (1) (d) | $650 | New |
| 87 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker wears fall protection equipment under section 85 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 88 | Employer failing to ensure protective clothing provided is worn to protect from hazards caused by molten metal under section 93 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 89 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker wears protective clothing provided to protect from hazards caused by molten metal under section 93 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 90 | Worker failing to wear protective clothing provided to protect from hazards caused by molten metal under section 93 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 91 | Employer failing to ensure a tree is felled, limbed, bucked or topped safely under section 109 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $650 | New |
| 92 | Supervisor failing to ensure logger fells, limbs, bucks or tops a tree safely under section 109 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 93 | Logger failing to fell, limb, buck or top a tree safely under section 109 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $350 | New |
| 94 | Employer failing to ensure a hang up is dealt with safely under section 110 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 95 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker deals with a hang up safely under section 110 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 96 | Worker failing to deal with a hang up safely under section 110 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 97 | Employer failing to ensure a spring pole is cut safely under section 111 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 98 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker cuts a spring pole safely under section 111 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 99 | Worker failing to cut spring pole safely under section 111 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 100 | Employer failing to ensure skidding is done safely under section 112 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (c) | $550 | New |
| 101 | Supervisor failing to ensure logger skids safely under section 112 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 102 | Logger failing to skid safely under section 112 of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 103 | Employer failing to provide a vehicle used for hauling logs that complies with subsection 116 (1) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 104 | Employer failing to ensure vehicle provided for hauling logs is used safely under subsection 116 (1) of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 105 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses a vehicle for hauling logs safely under subsection 116 (1) of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
| 106 | Worker failing to use a vehicle for hauling logs safely under subsection 116 (1) of Reg. 851 | 28 (1) (a) | $250 | New |
| 107 | Employer failing to provide vehicle used to transport loggers that complies with section 119 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (a) | $550 | New |
| 108 | Employer failing to ensure worker uses vehicle to transport loggers safely under section 119 of Reg. 851 | 25 (1) (d) | $550 | New |
| 109 | Supervisor failing to ensure worker uses vehicle to transport loggers safely under section 119 of Reg. 851 | 27 (1) (a) | $450 | New |
