An aviation parts manufacturer has been fined $60,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a pressurized paint container exploded at a Niagara-on-the-Lake facility. Genaire Limited pleaded guilty in December… …
Ontario
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Petrochemical company fined $130K after worker injured by hot liquid discharge near Sarnia, Ont.
NOVA Chemicals Corporation has been fined $130,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when hot liquid was discharged from an exhaust stack during maintenance work at the company’s Corunna, Ont.,… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Ontario labour board denies request to retract London police email about use of force training injury
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request from an injured worker seeking to have London Police Service retract an internal email about a workplace injury that occurred during… …
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Training & EducationWorkplace Safety
Ontario to inspect stone, steel, concrete firms for rigging and hoisting hazards
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development will conduct targeted inspections of stone, steel, and concrete pre-cast businesses in Central Ontario between Feb. 16 and March 31… …
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Features & AnalysisLegislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Building trades unions back national plan to harmonize safety certification standards
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s Building Trades Unions has unanimously passed a resolution to harmonize national safety certification standards for construction workers, aiming to eliminate interprovincial barriers that prevent tradespeople from moving between provinces… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WSIB offers construction firms up to $2,500 for defibrillator purchases
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is now offering rebates of up to $2,500 to construction companies that buy automated external defibrillators for qualifying projects across Ontario. The program launched… …
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OHS LawPPEWorkplace Safety
Ontario hospitals ordered to stockpile N95 respirators, enhance infectious disease protections
An interest arbitration board has mandated that 32 Ontario hospitals maintain adequate stocks of N95 respirators and implement comprehensive infectious disease protocols as part of a new collective agreement covering… …
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OHS FinesPPEWorkplace Safety
Starbucks loses bid to suspend safety orders for ladder training, eye-wash station
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied Starbucks Coffee Canada’s request to suspend two health and safety orders requiring ladder training for employees and installation of a plumbed eye-wash station… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Ontario labour board to consider dismissal of GM worker’s safety reprisal application
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has given a worker until mid-January to explain why his reprisal application against General Motors Canada should not be dismissed without a hearing. The worker… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario mandates defibrillators on large construction sites, washroom cleaning records
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario will require defibrillators on large construction sites and mandate the posting of washroom cleaning records under new workplace safety regulations taking effect Jan. 1, 2026. Construction sites with 20… …


