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Safety topic was emphasized, not “buried in hundreds of power point slides”: employer establishes due diligence, not guilty in workplace fatality

A Saskatchewan employer has been found not guilty of six occupational health and safety charges after a worker died of […]

By Adrian Miedema
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“Competent supervisor” obligation relates to competence in safety, not in performance management: OLRB dismisses OHSA retaliation complaint

A laid-off worker’s safety-retaliation complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act has been dismissed because it was really a complaint […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Persistent “sexual annoyance” of five female coworkers gets employee fired for cause, despite late reporting of incidents

A shelter support worker’s persistent pattern of sexual comments to five female coworkers justified his dismissal for cause, despite the […]

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Supervisor’s OHSA conviction upheld on appeal: prosecutor not required to prove what “hazard” caused concrete worker’s death

A supervisor’s Occupational Health and Safety Act conviction of failing to sufficiently and competently supervise work has been upheld on […]

By Adrian Miedema
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High school machine shop teacher loses work refusal case

A machine shop teacher’s work refusal was not justified, an appeals tribunal has decided, given that the teacher had the […]

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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 […]

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“Reputable and responsible” owner / operator guilty of OHSA charge after drill rig collapse at York University

After a dramatic and tragic incident in which a large drill rig fell over at York University, fatally injuring a […]

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Post-dismissal doctor’s report was relevant: disabled employee reinstated for further consideration of possible accommodation, after evidence that medical condition improved

An employee whose medical condition had improved both before and after termination has been reinstated for further consideration of possible […]

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Sidewalk rage? Employee convicted of dangerous driving under Criminal Code after “trying to scare” his boss by driving towards him

An employee has been convicted of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he drove towards his boss three times, […]

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 […]

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Despite employee’s concerns with speed, quality and outcome of harassment investigation, no reprisal under OHSA

Even though an employer’s harassment investigation was allegedly slow, inadequate and had a questionable outcome, the employee had not suffered […]

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 […]

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