“I Should have Brought a Gun to Shoot Her” Comment was Not Workplace Violence: Ontario Arbitrator
In a surprising decision, an Ontario arbitrator has decided that a picketing employee’s comment to his fellow picketers that “I should have brought […]
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Even Careless, Reckless Workers Protected by OHSA: Ontario Court
A Justice of the Peace has reaffirmed that Ontario’s safety laws are intended to protect not only safe workers, but also workers […]
January 1, 2014 Deadline for New Mandatory Safety AwarenessTraining, Ontario Government Proposes
Ontario employers will have until January 1, 2014 to ensure that all current workers and supervisors have received new mandatory […]
Constant Supervision not Required by OHSA: Ontario Court
The Occupational Health and Safety Act does not require that workers be “contemporaneously supervised at all times”, an Ontario appeal […]
Reinstatement, Full Back Pay for Employee Fired after Work Refusal
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has reinstated an employee who was fired shortly after he engaged in a work refusal […]
Employer not Liable where Safety Hazard Unforeseeable: Ontario Court
An Ontario appeal court has overturned a conviction under the Occupational Health and Safety Act because there was no basis […]
Engineer’s Report Must Use “Not Likely to Endanger” Language of OHSA: OLRB
An engineer’s inspection report must use the specific language “not likely to endanger a worker” in order to comply with […]
Update on Ontario’s Forthcoming Mandatory Safety Orientation Training
The Ontario Ministry of Labour’s worker safety orientation materials should be released in their final version in “late fall/early winter”, […]
Construction Contract Clear: Government was Owner but not Constructor
Where a 143-page contract made clear that a contractor was the “constructor” under health and safety legislation, the Yukon government, […]
“Arbitrators have recently shown a decreasing tolerance for threats or violence in the workplace”: Ontario Arbitrator
An employee who was dismissed after threatening management in a suspension meeting was not entitled to reinstatement – even though […]
Supervisor’s “Blunt, unflattering assessment” of Employee’s Performance was not Harassment under OHSA
A supervisor’s conduct that falls within his or her normal work function is not normally “workplace harassment” under the Occupational […]
Criminal Guilty Plea from Supervisor Not Present, Not Aware of Hazardous Activity
A supervisor at a Quebec automobile dealership has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge arising out of a workplace accident […]
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