Corporate director jailed for one day, fined $10,000 for OHSA violation; he had been fined twice before
A director of a roofing company who had two previous convictions for violating the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act […]
Prosecutions / Charges
Alberta government signs Memorandum of Understanding with police services setting out new procedures for investigating serious workplace incidents
The government of Alberta and 10 police services recently signed the Westray Memorandum of Understanding. The announcement was made on […]
Workers flee during MOL investigation, roofing company fined for obstructing inspector
A roofing company has been fined $40,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including $15,000 for obstructing a Ministry […]
OLRB confirms 30-day hard-stop deadline for appealing Ontario MOL inspectors’ compliance orders
A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board decision confirms that the 30-day deadline for appealing Ministry of Labour health and safety […]
Is compliance with industry standards enough to establish due diligence? Alberta Court of Appeal set to consider this issue.
We recently wrote about the decision in R. v. Precision Drilling Canada Ltd., where the Appeal Judge set aside the trial […]
Trial judge’s misapprehension of the evidence results in new trial for workplace fatality
We previously posted about the trial decision in R. v. Precision Drilling Ltd., 2015 ABPC 115 (CanLII), where the court found […]
Having failed to obtain and review proper operating manual for machine, employer and supervisor convicted under OHSA
An employer and supervisor who failed to obtain an operator’s manual for a rip saw, and therefore failed to follow […]
“You’re kind of close to those wires”: excavator operator guilty of OHSA charges after hitting power line
An excavator operator has been found guilty of two Occupational Health and Safety Act charges after hitting a power line. […]
Three days in jail for owner of roofing business after trying to deceive MOL inspector
The owner of a roofing business has landed in jail for three days after trying to trick a Ministry of […]
Appeal of MOL compliance order adjourned while related OHSA prosecution ongoing, despite City’s objection
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has adjourned an appeal of a Ministry of Labour inspector’s compliance order against the City […]
After accepting guilty plea, prosecutor cannot reargue trial court’s decision to exclude evidence of worker’s injury when setting fine
The Ministry of Labour cannot reopen a Justice of the Peace’s decision to exclude evidence that a worker was injured, […]
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 […]