Temporary supporting structures must be designed to safely withstand all loads and the only person with the authority to inspect and approve such structures is a professional engineer, according to Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. When those rules aren’t met and a worker dies as a result, an offending company must answer for it. Insulation Applicators Ltd. of Regina, SK, has been fined $44,000 after pleading guilty in court to contravening those sections of the OHS Act. Blake Vance, a 40-year-old old ironworker, died in October 2004 when shoring supporting the roof of the Yorkton Agri-Plex collapsed, pinning him under a […]