Misled by Authorities, Defendant Beats Charge: Doctrine of “Officially Induced Error” Applies
Although “officially induced error” – being misled by authorities – is a defence to many types of charges including those […]
Safety Professionals – Practice Issues
Mandatory Training Update: Ontario’s New Worker Safety Awareness Workbook being Piloted
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is piloting its new worker safety awareness training workbook in a number of Ontario workplaces. […]
Is your Bulletin Board Big Enough? Workplace Posting Requirements in Ontario
Ontario employers have a positive obligation to post a number of items on their employee bulletin boards, and a failure […]
Assaulted by Stranger, Bus Driver Wins WSIB Benefits: He did not “Participate in a Fight”
The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a bus driver who was assaulted […]
Antibiotic-Resistant Patients Posed Workplace Hazard: Inspector’s PPE Order Not Suspended
An Ontario Ministry of Labour inspector has ordered a sleep laboratory to provide personal protective equipment to employees because of […]
Ontario MOL’s 2012-13 “System Priorities”: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Falls, Machinery and Vehicles
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released its “system priorities” for 2012-13. In its “Introduction to Safe At Work Ontario […]
U.S. OSHA Issues Hazard Alert Regarding Silica Exposure in Fracking Operations
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (“NIOSH”) have issued […]
Preventing Heat Stress In The Workplace
As many places in Canada are sweltering under a summer heat wave, employers should assess the risk of heat exposure […]
No Duty to Train Medical Manager on Ladder Use: Not Part of His Job, Says Ontario Court
An Ontario court has held that an employer had no duty to provide safety training to a medical manager on […]
Dismissal for Shovel Threat Void where Employer also Relied on Outdated Discipline
An Ontario labour arbitrator has reinstated a dismissed employee after the employer improperly relied on previous discipline and also failed […]
The Heat is Definitely On
Southern Ontario’s summer is off to a scorching start. With temperatures expected to top 36 degrees today and the humidex […]
Union Must Put Safety Issue to MOL Inspector First: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has refused to permit a teachers’ union to expand a safety appeal to several schools where […]