Ontario Village Pays $75,000 Fine in Death of Volunteer Firefighter During Ice Water Training Exercise
This is the week for blog posts on volunteer fire departments. The situation involving the Village of Point Edward, near Sarnia, was […]
Safety – Risk Management
“How the Ministry of Labour Investigates Incidents”: New Ontario MOL Radio Podcast
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has put up a podcast entitled, “How the Ministry of Labour Investigates Incidents”. A transcript […]
Municipality Must Give Employee’s Workplace Violence/Harassment Reporting Form to Citizen: Ontario Privacy Commissioner
In a decision that may cause concern to Ontario municipalities, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ordered the City of Woodstock to […]
Ontario MOL’s March 2012 Construction Blitz: Formwork, Masonry, Siding, Built-up Roofing
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced the details of its March 2012 safety blitz on construction sites. The MOL […]
Juice Cart Violence? Care Facility Worker’s Work Refusal Dismissed: “The Act does not address fears”
A worker at a care home for “mentally challenged adults” refused to deliver juice and food supplements to clients, using […]
Slap on Face Not Just Cause for Dismissal: Employer Failed to Train on Violence Rules
An Ontario judge has held that an employer which failed to train employees on its workplace violence rules did not […]
Ontario MOL Blitz Results: Racking, Mine Ventillation, Infection Control
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released the results of recent inspection blitzes dealing with racking and storage, underground mining […]
Disability-Management Specialist Facing Human Rights Complaint; Tribunal Grants Access to Health Files
A disability-management specialist working for the Toronto Transit Commission is facing a human rights complaint. The complaint alleges that the specialist, […]
Lawyer’s Bullying/Harassment Investigation Report Not Privileged: Care Needed When Using Lawyer as Investigator
An Ontario labour arbitrator has decided that a hospital’s lawyer’s investigation report into a bullying/harassment complaint was not privileged, so […]
The Safety Professional as a Witness
I recently gave a presentation on “The Safety Professional / Engineer as a Witness” to the Canadian Society of Safety […]
Neglect of Bill 168 forms Basis for Reprisal Complaint
Arguing that his “termination would not have happened” had his employer complied with Bill 168 and thus addressed his harassment […]
Acquittal of U.S. Corporate Counsel Shows Importance of Outside Advice in Safety Investigations
A U.S. judge has acquitted an in-house lawyer on obstruction charges, in part because she consulted widely with outside counsel. […]