Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
Since January 1, 2012, Ontario employers have been obligated to provide “individualized workplace emergency response information to employees who have […]
Worker safety orientation is expected to become mandatory in Ontario on January 1, 2014, as we have previously advised. The […]
An Ontario arbitrator has found that an employer violated Bill 168 which introduced workplace violence provisions into Ontario’s Occupational Health […]
Ontario employers will have until January 1, 2014 to ensure that all current workers and supervisors have received new mandatory […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour’s worker safety orientation materials should be released in their final version in “late fall/early winter”, […]
An Ontario Private Member’s Bill, introduced on September 20, 2012, seeks to protect gas station attendant’s safety and their income. […]
On October 1, 2012, Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors will begin enforcing employers’ legal obligation to post the MOL’s new […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is piloting its new worker safety awareness training workbook in a number of Ontario workplaces. […]
In this article, Andy Pushalik reviews employer’s duties as they relate to workplace violence and harassment in Ontario. On June […]
An Ontario appeal court has decided that any “holding” of a cell phone is illegal under Ontario’s relatively new cell […]
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced the members of its new Prevention Council: Labour representatives Patrick Dillon, Business Manager […]
After stating that “many workers continue to be unaware of their workplace rights and responsibilities”, Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer, George […]
