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Supplier Facing OHSA Charges Alleging That Machine Unsafe

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 4/10/2013

We don’t often hear of Occupational Health and Safety Act charges against suppliers alleging that their machines or equipment were unsafe for use in workplaces....more

Fear Of Personal OHSA Liability Caused Employee’s Anxiety Disorder: Human Rights Tribunal

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 4/3/2013

Supervisors and safety professionals have often told me that they fear being personally charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Now, a human rights tribunal has decided that an employee’s generalized anxiety...more

Farm Employer Guilty: “Accident Waiting To Happen” In Case Of Sinking Trailer That Rose Again

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 3/1/2013

A farm employer has been convicted of a charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act where portable steps being used by the employer were “not even barely adequate”....more

Supervisor Fined For Disturbing Accident Scene

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 2/28/2013

An Ontario supervisor has been convicted and fined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for disturbing an accident scene....more

Ontario Employers Need to Revisit Crisis Management Procedures in Light of Court of Appeal Ruling

by Jason Hanson, Colin Kelly | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/19/2013

Employers should update their Crisis Management procedures and related training because the Court of Appeal has ruled that any critical injury at a workplace, whether suffered by a customer, visitor, or another employee, may...more

When Is An MOL Notice Of Workplace Accident Required? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 2/11/2013

Many Ontario employers will be relieved by an Ontario appeal decision that clarifies – and limits – the obligation to report workplace accidents to the Ontario Ministry of Labour. “[I]t is not part of the purpose and...more

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