Constant Supervision not Required by OHSA: Ontario Court
The Occupational Health and Safety Act does not require that workers be “contemporaneously supervised at all times”, an Ontario appeal […]
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Full bioReinstatement, Full Back Pay for Employee Fired after Work Refusal
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has reinstated an employee who was fired shortly after he engaged in a work refusal […]
Employer not Liable where Safety Hazard Unforeseeable: Ontario Court
An Ontario appeal court has overturned a conviction under the Occupational Health and Safety Act because there was no basis […]
Engineer’s Report Must Use “Not Likely to Endanger” Language of OHSA: OLRB
An engineer’s inspection report must use the specific language “not likely to endanger a worker” in order to comply with […]
Update on Ontario’s Forthcoming Mandatory Safety Orientation Training
The Ontario Ministry of Labour’s worker safety orientation materials should be released in their final version in “late fall/early winter”, […]
Construction Contract Clear: Government was Owner but not Constructor
Where a 143-page contract made clear that a contractor was the “constructor” under health and safety legislation, the Yukon government, […]
“Arbitrators have recently shown a decreasing tolerance for threats or violence in the workplace”: Ontario Arbitrator
An employee who was dismissed after threatening management in a suspension meeting was not entitled to reinstatement – even though […]
Supervisor’s “Blunt, unflattering assessment” of Employee’s Performance was not Harassment under OHSA
A supervisor’s conduct that falls within his or her normal work function is not normally “workplace harassment” under the Occupational […]
Criminal Guilty Plea from Supervisor Not Present, Not Aware of Hazardous Activity
A supervisor at a Quebec automobile dealership has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge arising out of a workplace accident […]
Driver Charged Criminally in Death of Highway Flag Person
The CBC is reporting that criminal negligence charges have been laid in the highway death in August of a flag […]
Underground Mines Subject of MOL Safety Blitz
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that underground mines will be the subject of a safety blitz for the […]
Struggling with How to Comply with Safety Compliance Order? MOL Inspector Need not Help: OLRB
An employer struggling with how to comply with a Ministry of Labour inspector’s safety compliance order cannot expect the MOL […]