Occupational Health & Safety: Jirah Construction Services Ltd. to pay $100,000 after worker's death

Edmonton... Jirah Construction Services Ltd. has been fined $5,000, plus a $10,000 victim fine surcharge, by a provincial judge in Red Deer after being found guilty of failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. An order was granted for the company to allocate an additional $85,000 to the Alberta Construction Safety Association or a comparable, recognized, or accredited construction safety association. The fine results from an Alberta Human Resources and Employment investigation into a July 24, 2002 incident in Red Deer, where an employee of Jirah Construction Services Ltd. sustained fatal injuries from a fall. In August the supplier, W.S. Building Products Ltd., was fined $5,000 and instructed to allocate an additional $45,000 to community charitable foundations. For more information on workplace health and safety in Alberta call toll free.