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“Dated” MOL information related to same workplace not “obviously relevant” to guarding charge, court finds

By Chelsea Rasmussen
  • Caselaw Developments
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Appeal Court Refuses to Reinstate Jail Sentence … This Time

By Chelsea Rasmussen
  • Caselaw Developments
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WSIB fraud requires a wilful act, like tax evasion, appeal court decides

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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Alberta Court of Appeal clarifies what the Crown must prove in a general duty offence

By Cristina Wendel
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  • Safety - Risk Management

Owner of electrical contractor, who transferred assets due to looming charges, held personally liable for company’s $430,000 regulatory fine

By Adrian Miedema
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OHSA charges in fatality case dismissed for delay. Crown did not have “concrete plan” to move case along

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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“Distracted” by cell phones, forklift operators were guilty of OHSA offence

By Adrian Miedema
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Employer ordered to pay fine of $100,000 following a fatal workplace incident at a road building construction site after court accepts joint submission

By Cristina Wendel
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Out-of-business company that did not defend OHSA charges, fined $1.3 million after two workers killed

By Adrian Miedema
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$5.3 million combined OHSA / EPA fine upheld on appeal in Sunrise Propane case: worker’s actions after explosions showed that he was not properly trained

By Adrian Miedema
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Fact of accident, without more, is not enough to convict on OHSA charges, appeal court decides

By Adrian Miedema
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Court finds that “accident as prima facie breach” principle precludes an order for particulars on an OHSA “general duty” charge

By Cristina Wendel

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