Can Employers be Fined under Safety Laws for Injuries to a Non-Employee?
Can an employer be convicted and fined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for an accident that resulted in […]
Adrian Miedema
Full bioWhen does Workplace Violence Justify Dismissal? Pipe-Throwing Employee’s Risk of Reoffending Outweighed Hopes of Reform
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a unionized employee where the risk of him committing another violent act outweighed […]
Metron/Swartz Sentencing Decisions now Online: Company Criminally Liable for Site Supervisor’s Actions
On July 13, 2012, the Ontario Court of Justice made its historic sentencing decisions against Metron Construction Corporation and its […]
“Picking On” Employee, Suspending Her for Refusing Work Assignment, Were not Safety-Reprisal
A nurse who refused a work assignment, then claimed that her supervisor had suspended her and was “picking” on and […]
Assaulted by Stranger, Bus Driver Wins WSIB Benefits: He did not “Participate in a Fight”
The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a bus driver who was assaulted […]
“The Next Element to Attack is Fire”: Employee Properly Dismissed for Threatening / Intimidating Statement
An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the discharge of a “modern day prophet” who stated, “the first element to attack is […]
“Trend to more small workplaces and fewer large ones” affecting Ontario’s safety strategy
After stating that “many workers continue to be unaware of their workplace rights and responsibilities”, Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer, George […]
Antibiotic-Resistant Patients Posed Workplace Hazard: Inspector’s PPE Order Not Suspended
An Ontario Ministry of Labour inspector has ordered a sleep laboratory to provide personal protective equipment to employees because of […]
$30,000 Personal Fine for Construction Supervisor who Violated Known Work Procedure
A construction supervisor was fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The supervisor […]
Ontario MOL’s 2012-13 “System Priorities”: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Falls, Machinery and Vehicles
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released its “system priorities” for 2012-13. In its “Introduction to Safe At Work Ontario […]
Convictions in 82% of Incidents/Accidents That Resulted in OHSA Charges
An FMC study of unpublished Ontario Ministry of Labour data has shown that if an accident or incident resulted in […]
$200,000 Criminal Safety Fine for Company, $90,000 OHSA Fine for Director in Deaths of 4 Workers
We recently reported that Metron Construction had pleaded guilty to criminal negligence in respect of the Christmas Eve 2009 deaths […]