WorkSafeBC fined Amrize (formerly Lafarge Canada) nearly $675,000 after a worker was killed at its Richmond cement plant in British Columbia, reported the Vancouver Sun.
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Mexican Producers Shift to Lighter Cement Bags
Mexico’s National Cement Chamber (Canacem) said its members are transitioning to the required 25-kg bags in accordance to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare’s NOM-036-1-STPS-2018 standard.
Read MoreMSHA Releases Fatality Alert for Holcim Accident
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 17 a miner at Holcim’s Ada quarry and plant in Pontotoc County, Okla., died when he fell approximately 90 ft. from the walkway outside the plant’s mill building.
Read MoreSt Marys Cement Fined $165K for Worker Injury
Following a guilty plea in the Ontario Court of Justice in Oshawa, St Marys Cement was convicted and fined $165,000 for a worker injury that occurred two years ago at the producer’s Bowmanville plant.
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