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Reopening offices? Here’s a list of things to check
Here we go again. Spring is here, COVID case…
The lifting of COVID-19 mandates and resulting impact on workplace policies
Government restrictions across Canada have, for the most part,…
Not returning to the office? Tips to limit work-from-home injury, employer liability
Many employers with workforces primarily working from home during…
Righting a Wrong
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently awarded $266,000 in…
Put to the Test
A recent case that the British Columbia Human Rights…
Express Route to Safety
A bill proposing to amend the Criminal Code of Canada to take violence against transit operators into consideration may result in stiffer penalties against those who assault bus and taxi drivers.
What Lies Beneath
Excavating and trench work can be like diving into murky water: no one knows exactly what lies below the surface and will never know without getting wet. But unlike swimmers, equipment operators and workers with a job to do cannot opt out of…
Under the Radar
Public transit workers in Toronto may soon be subject…
COURT CLARIFIES JHSC COVERAGE
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has weighed in…
BEYOND ESTABLISHED BORDERS
Representatives for a popular vacation resort in Ontario plan…
LONG STORY SHORT
A professional engineer facing a charge under Ontario’s Occupational…
Rights and Wrongs
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario seems to be a more frequent stop for injured workers with accommodation concerns since changes to the provincial human rights system were adopted two years ago.
Seeing the Possibilities
It is often said that hindsight is 20/20. Foresight, however, may be a little less reliable. Sometimes there is no way to envision every conceivable possibility, as an Alberta judge recently noted in …
Court Adjourned (April 19, 2010)
It has taken 18 years and three court rulings since a deadly explosion at a Northwest Territories mine to get …
A Firm Footing On Change
It has been around for more than 40 years and has undergone multiple revisions. But now the Canadian standard for gear at the foot of personal protection, the safety boot, is receiving yet another shi…
Know Your Surroundings
Canada — with its distinctive attribute of sea to sea to sea — demands a sharp eye from employers looking to stay on the right side of occupational health and safety requirements found in various ju…
Hands-Off Documents
The story has all the makings of a compelling Hollywood flick: a confidential, privileged report a company had been assured would be destroyed finds its way into the hands of a provincial inspector an…
Taking a Broader View
Tunnel vision — the term can carry hefty negative connotations. That is certainly the case when it comes to occupational health and safety, where failure to consider anything but what’s directly ahead can be hazardous indeed.Take a road…
Changing The Look Of Violence
Theresa Vince, Pierre Lebrun and Lori Dupont — their names have become synonymous with work-related violence, harassment or both.
Giant Mine Saga Nears End
THE WIDOWS OF NINE WORKERS killed in a deliberately set explosion during a hard-fought labour dispute at Yellowknife’s Giant Mine have asked Canada’s highest court to decide, once and for all, what co…
