Larkin Storage and Retail Equipment Inc. has been fined $65,000 after a worker was injured while operating a punch press that lacked proper guarding at the company’s Alexandria facility. The… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
Mental health at work no longer optional: What the 2025 Peel Halton Employer Survey reveals
By Kezia Royer-Burkett | Burlington Local-News.ca Mental health and wellness have moved from the margins to the centre of workplace conversations, according to the newly released 2025 Peel Halton Employer Survey from the Peel Halton… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Nelson Steel fined $125,000 after worker injured by falling steel coil in Stoney Creek, Ont.
An Oakville steel processing company has been fined $125,000 after a worker was injured by a falling steel coil at its Stoney Creek facility. Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, operating… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Ontario’s top doctor urges vaccination as flu cases rise ahead of holidays
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses as flu cases increase heading into the holiday season. Dr. Kieran Moore issued a statement… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Toronto retail logistics company fined $70,000 after worker critically injured by forklift
A Toronto-based retail logistics provider has been fined $70,000 after a worker was critically injured in a forklift collision at its Brampton, Ont., warehouse. National Logistics Services (2006) Inc. pleaded… …
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Features & AnalysisOHS LawWorkplace Safety
Ontario board denies Ford worker’s bid to increase $2,500 safety reprisal award
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario Labour Relations Board has rejected a Ford Motor Company of Canada worker’s request to reconsider a $2,500 damage award for reprisal, ruling he failed to present wage loss… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Ontario worker’s safety reprisal claim blocked by settlement waiving all future applications
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA worker who signed a settlement agreement waiving his right to reinstatement cannot pursue a new occupational health and safety reprisal claim, even if he was under financial pressure when… …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has refused to reconsider its earlier ruling that dismissed a worker’s Occupational Health and Safety Act reprisal complaint against Original Cakerie, finding no basis to… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Restaurant fined $55,000 after worker injured in workplace violence incident in London, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Vancouver-based restaurant company has been fined $55,000 after a worker was assaulted by a patron at its London, Ont. location and the employer failed to have proper workplace violence… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Ontario injured workers call for end to WSIB benefit cut-off at age 65
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s workers’ compensation system terminates Loss of Earnings benefits for injured workers at age 65, regardless of whether they planned to continue working, according to a report released by the… …


