Can Employers be Fined under Safety Laws for Injuries to a Non-Employee?
Can an employer be convicted and fined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for an accident that resulted in […]
Safety – Risk Management
“The Next Element to Attack is Fire”: Employee Properly Dismissed for Threatening / Intimidating Statement
An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the discharge of a “modern day prophet” who stated, “the first element to attack is […]
“Trend to more small workplaces and fewer large ones” affecting Ontario’s safety strategy
After stating that “many workers continue to be unaware of their workplace rights and responsibilities”, Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer, George […]
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 […]
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 […]
$200,000 Criminal Safety Fine for Company, $90,000 OHSA Fine for Director in Deaths of 4 Workers
We recently reported that Metron Construction had pleaded guilty to criminal negligence in respect of the Christmas Eve 2009 deaths […]
U.S. OSHA Issues Hazard Alert Regarding Silica Exposure in Fracking Operations
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (“NIOSH”) have issued […]
Preventing Heat Stress In The Workplace
As many places in Canada are sweltering under a summer heat wave, employers should assess the risk of heat exposure […]
The Heat is Definitely On
Southern Ontario’s summer is off to a scorching start. With temperatures expected to top 36 degrees today and the humidex […]
Employees Win Approximately 10% of Ontario Safety-Reprisal Decisions in 2011
Employees won only 2 of 17 reported Occupational Health and Safety Act reprisal cases decided by the Ontario Labour Relations Board […]
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 […]
Fired Two Months After Injury, Employee Loses OHSA Reprisal Complaint
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an employee who was fired two months after injuring her knee at […]