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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Government Safety Investigations

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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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  • Safety - Risk Management
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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  • Safety - Risk Management

Faced with Costly Safety Compliance Orders? “Competitive Disadvantage” Argument Rejected by OLRB

Employers faced with costly Ministry of Labour compliance orders, that have not been issued to competitors, are often concerned that the […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Misled by Authorities, Defendant Beats Charge: Doctrine of “Officially Induced Error” Applies

Although “officially induced error” – being misled by authorities – is a defence to many types of charges including those […]

By Adrian Miedema
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Is your Bulletin Board Big Enough? Workplace Posting Requirements in Ontario

Ontario employers have a positive obligation to post a number of items on their employee bulletin boards, and a failure […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Government Safety Investigations
  • Safety - Risk Management

Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Fall Safety Blitzes

Ontario employers should prepare for the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s targeted safety blitzes for the Fall of 2012, which were […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Government Safety Investigations
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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Employer Challenging Safety Inspector’s Compliance Order that Simply Restated OHSA Obligation

A Ministry of Labour inspector’s compliance order under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act should not be suspended even […]

By Adrian Miedema
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OHSA Defendants May Ask Prosecutor for MOL Inspector’s Criminal Record

Companies and individuals charged under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act may ask the prosecutor to provide the Ministry […]

By Adrian Miedema

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