Prosecutions / Charges
Is compliance with industry standards enough to establish due diligence? Alberta Court of Appeal set to consider this issue.
Trial judge’s misapprehension of the evidence results in new trial for workplace fatality
Having failed to obtain and review proper operating manual for machine, employer and supervisor convicted under OHSA
“You’re kind of close to those wires”: excavator operator guilty of OHSA charges after hitting power line
Three days in jail for owner of roofing business after trying to deceive MOL inspector
Appeal of MOL compliance order adjourned while related OHSA prosecution ongoing, despite City’s objection
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]