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Second OHSA conviction gets construction employer jailed for 30 days

By Adrian Miedema
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Appeal court upholds $270,000 fine in OHSA matter – when MOL and company agreed on $180,000

By Adrian Miedema
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Loader operator entitled to remain in job despite accidents: insufficient warnings and training, decides arbitrator

By Adrian Miedema
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Safety officer, fired after company loses COR certification, wins wrongful dismissal lawsuit

By Adrian Miedema
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Worker entitled to sue coworker for failure to report absence of or defect in protective equipment: court

By Adrian Miedema
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Injured worker’s claim lacked the “something more” needed to establish personal liability against employer’s directors

By Cristina Wendel
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Church defeats lawsuit by volunteer after stepladder accident. Duelling OHS experts’ testimony considered

By Adrian Miedema
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Regulation still required compliance with older ANSI standard, not updated version: Tribunal

By Adrian Miedema
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Men without hardhats: where freedom of religion loses out to workplace safety

Freedom of religion and the duty to accommodate within the workplace context is a highly important issue in Québec given […]

By Virginie Dandurand
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OHSA conviction, $48,000 fine upheld on appeal: “blocking” of machine required physical block

An Ontario Appeal judge has upheld an employer’s conviction under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failure to “block” a […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Employer loses wrongful dismissal case after court finds safety rules unclear

An employer has lost a wrongful dismissal case after a court found that its safety rules, which it alleged the […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Bartender, fired for smoking marijuana at work, loses human rights complaint

A B.C. bartender has lost his human rights complaint after he was dismissed for smoking marijuana on shift. The bartender […]

By Adrian Miedema

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