Injured Worker’s Act was Not Foreseeable: OHSA Charges Against Employer Dismissed
Recently, an Ontario court dismissed Occupational Health and Safety Act charges against an employer where the injured worker’s unexpected and […]
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Company owner convicted, fined under OHSA for failing to co-operate with MOL inspector
A widely-reported fire at a Kingston construction site that required the evacuation of a crane operator by helicopter, has resulted […]
“Classic bullying” in company washroom, “which is the traditional hang out of bullies”, lands employee three-day suspension
A 6’2′, 300-lb employee’s hostile, intimidating comment to a smaller co-worker in the company washroom was just cause for a […]
Even “inspecting” equipment is “working on it”: employer guilty of OHSA charge where employees had not even started maintenance work
A maintenance electrician had “worked on” a stuck shipping door when he simply “inspected” it, even though he had not […]
36-year employee properly dismissed for “unprovoked momentary outburst” with knife
A 57 year old employee with 36 years of service was properly fired for one incident in which he cut […]
Company that “met or exceeded many industry standards in its operations” still found guilty of OHSA charges
Exceeding industry standards does not, on its own, protect employers from health and safety convictions or fines, a recent court […]
Manager was not a “competent person” to conduct harassment / violence investigation under Canada Labour Code: Court
The Federal Court has held that a manager was not a “competent person” to conduct a workplace harassment investigation under […]
Aggravated damages awarded under OHSA for retaliatory firing
An employer has been ordered to pay aggravated damages – in addition to lost wages – after firing an employee […]
OHSA does not protect against retaliation for merely sustaining injury: OLRB
The Occupational Health and Safety Act may protect employees against retaliation for asserting their rights under that Act, but not […]
No punches thrown, but employee properly dismissed for yelling, swearing and abusive conduct
An employee need not physically assault a co-worker in order to be dismissed for workplace violence, an arbitrator’s decision shows. […]
“Flagrant disregard” of OHSA, failure to report, gets construction company convicted on 5 OHSA charges
A construction company that tried to blame a worker’s fall on his untied boots, has been found guilty of all […]
OHSA charges were adequately particularized, court finds: disclosure showed violations Crown intended to prove
A judge has rejected an employer’s argument that Occupational Health and Safety Act charges against it were unclear and that […]
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