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Employers Must Post MOL Safety Poster Now: MOL Enforcement Starts October 2012

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a safety poster that employers are now legally required, under the Occupational Health […]

By Adrian Miedema
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MOL Safety Inspectors Should be “Compliance-Focused” not “Enforcement-Focused”: Ontario’s “Regulator’s Code of Practice”

Employers who deal with Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors may wish to review the Ontario government’s Regulator’s Code of Practice.  […]

By Adrian Miedema
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MOL Releases OHSA-Reprisal Guidance for Workers and Employers

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a Fact Sheet that provides guidance to workers and employers on the safety-reprisal […]

By Adrian Miedema
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60,000 Workplace Visits by Ontario MOL Inspectors over 9 Months

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has reported that its safety inspectors conducted more than 60,000 visits to workplaces from April through to […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Appealing MOL Compliance Order? Ask for Inspector’s Notes and Photos

Employers appealing Ontario Ministry of Labour compliance orders under the Occupational Health and Safety Act are entitled to notes made […]

By Adrian Miedema
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“How the Ministry of Labour Investigates Incidents”: New Ontario MOL Radio Podcast

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has put up a podcast entitled, “How the Ministry of Labour Investigates Incidents”.  A transcript […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Ontario MOL’s March 2012 Construction Blitz: Formwork, Masonry, Siding, Built-up Roofing

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced the details of its March 2012 safety blitz on construction sites. The MOL […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Ontario MOL Blitz Results: Racking, Mine Ventillation, Infection Control

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released the results of recent inspection blitzes dealing with racking and storage, underground mining […]

By Adrian Miedema
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February Blitz by Ontario MOL Inspectors: Material Handling

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that in its February “blitz”, MOL inspectors will look for hazards in material handling […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Inspector’s Request for Documents was not “Unreasonable Search and Seizure”

An Ontario Justice of the Peace has rejected a roofing company’s argument that a Ministry of Labour inspector’s request that […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Engineer’s Report Not Satisfactory: Must State “Not Likely to Endanger a Worker”

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an engineer’s report that did not use the words, “not likely to endanger […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Employee’s Statement to MOL Inspector Thrown Out

Employers often ask us whether their employees can be forced to give a statement to an Ontario Ministry of Labour […]

By Adrian Miedema

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