Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has announced staff reductions. The WSIB said on March 21st, 2012 that approximately 129 staff […]
The Canadian Standards Association has released two new standards dealing with occupational health and safety matters. “CSA Z1004 – Workplace […]
The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration has warned U.S. employers that some safety incentive programs might discourage workers from reporting […]
An Ontario arbitrator has held that an ambulance attendant was entitled to be accommodated by the employer, by permitting him […]
Employers who deal with Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors may wish to review the Ontario government’s Regulator’s Code of Practice. […]
Stating that “The Ministry of Labour’s proactive inspection blitzes on sector-specific hazards are designed to raise awareness and increase compliance […]
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether an employer must have “reasonable cause” to conduct random alcohol testing on […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a Fact Sheet that provides guidance to workers and employers on the safety-reprisal […]
An Ontario arbitrator has held that a worker was not justified in refusing to work because it was allegedly unsafe […]
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an employee and employer settled a safety-reprisal complaint, due to the employee’s […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has reported that its safety inspectors conducted more than 60,000 visits to workplaces from April through to […]
A mining worker’s exposure to asbestos did not cause his colon cancer, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal […]
