Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration has warned U.S. employers that some safety incentive programs might discourage workers from reporting […]
An Ontario arbitrator has held that an ambulance attendant was entitled to be accommodated by the employer, by permitting him […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a Fact Sheet that provides guidance to workers and employers on the safety-reprisal […]
An Ontario arbitrator has held that a worker was not justified in refusing to work because it was allegedly unsafe […]
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a jury award of $470,000 in damages, plus a costs award of $150,000, against […]
Last week, WorkSafe BC and the BCAA Safety Foundation launched a website called RoadSafetyAtWork.ca as on on-line toolkit for employers […]
WorkSafe BC (the Province’s occupational health and safety regulator) recently introduced policy guidelines which describe an employers’ responsibilities over its […]
In 2011, the number of Alberta occupational health and safety prosecutions with penalties imposed nearly doubled from the previous year […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that it intends to pass a regulation that will introduce a mandatory safety awareness […]
An Ontario labour arbitrator has decided that a hospital’s lawyer’s investigation report into a bullying/harassment complaint was not privileged, so […]
The Ontario MOL has created a series of podcasts on health and safety. On its website, the MOL says that […]
On December 16th, the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced the following: The MOL said that it intends to propose a […]
