Changes to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Legislation – Administrative Penalties and Tickets
Effective October 1, 2013, certain changes to Alberta’s occupational health and safety legislation came into force which allow an Occupational […]
Amendments to Safety Laws
AODA’s Workplace Emergency Response Information Requirements Already in Force: Are you in Compliance?
Since January 1, 2012, Ontario employers have been obligated to provide “individualized workplace emergency response information to employees who have […]
“E-Learning” Safety Orientation Module Coming Soon in Ontario; Printed Copies of MOL Safety Orientation Materials Now Available
Worker safety orientation is expected to become mandatory in Ontario on January 1, 2014, as we have previously advised. The […]
Employer Violated Workplace Violence Law: Ontario Arbitrator
An Ontario arbitrator has found that an employer violated Bill 168 which introduced workplace violence provisions into Ontario’s Occupational Health […]
January 1, 2014 Deadline for New Mandatory Safety AwarenessTraining, Ontario Government Proposes
Ontario employers will have until January 1, 2014 to ensure that all current workers and supervisors have received new mandatory […]
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”, […]
Gas Station Employees’ Safety and Wages Would be Protected under Ontario Private Member’s Bill
An Ontario Private Member’s Bill, introduced on September 20, 2012, seeks to protect gas station attendant’s safety and their income. […]
Deadline Approaching: On October 1, MOL Inspectors Begin Enforcing Obligation to Post Ontario’s New Safety Poster
On October 1, 2012, Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors will begin enforcing employers’ legal obligation to post the MOL’s new […]
Mandatory Training Update: Ontario’s New Worker Safety Awareness Workbook being Piloted
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is piloting its new worker safety awareness training workbook in a number of Ontario workplaces. […]
Reviewing Ontario’s Workplace Violence and Harassment Law
In this article, Andy Pushalik reviews employer’s duties as they relate to workplace violence and harassment in Ontario. On June […]
Cell Phone Driving Law Interpreted: Any “Holding” is Illegal, says Ontario Court
An Ontario appeal court has decided that any “holding” of a cell phone is illegal under Ontario’s relatively new cell […]
MOL Announces Members of new Prevention Council
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced the members of its new Prevention Council: Labour representatives Patrick Dillon, Business Manager […]