$546K in fines laid in Airdrie workplace fatality from 2019

An Alberta road contracting company, along with a supervisor, have been ordered to pay $546,000 in fines in connection with a workplace fatality more than four years ago. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) said Monday that Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. and Michael O'Neill were convicted under the province's OHS Act in April and sentenced on June 20. Officials say Volker Stevin was convicted for failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker by permitting them to remain within ran