Second OHSA conviction gets construction employer jailed for 30 days
Another Ontario employer has been jailed for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act. As in some previous OHSA jail-time […]
Safety – Risk Management
Appeal court upholds $270,000 fine in OHSA matter – when MOL and company agreed on $180,000
A recent Ontario appeal decision is a reminder that courts in Occupational Health and Safety Act prosecutions can award fines higher […]
Loader operator entitled to remain in job despite accidents: insufficient warnings and training, decides arbitrator
A labour arbitrator has ordered an employer to return an employee to his loader operator position despite the employer’s objection […]
Safety officer, fired after company loses COR certification, wins wrongful dismissal lawsuit
A safety officer whose duties included maintaining his employer’s Certificate of Recognition (COR) certification was not fired for just cause, […]
Worker entitled to sue coworker for failure to report absence of or defect in protective equipment: court
An Ontario judge has allowed an injured worker to proceed with his lawsuit against a coworker for failing to report […]
Injured worker’s claim lacked the “something more” needed to establish personal liability against employer’s directors
The Alberta Court has confirmed that in order for a director of a corporate employer to be found personally liable for […]
Church defeats lawsuit by volunteer after stepladder accident. Duelling OHS experts’ testimony considered
A volunteer has lost his lawsuit against a church after he fell off a stepladder he was using at the […]
Regulation still required compliance with older ANSI standard, not updated version: Tribunal
Where the government had not updated a regulation to require compliance with a newer version of an ANSI (American National […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]