An Ontario arbitrator has ruled a firefighter’s death by suicide must be covered under an accidental death benefit because it resulted from work-related post-traumatic stress disorder, establishing that occupational mental… …
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Features & AnalysisOHS LawWorkplace Safety
Personal support worker’s case clarifies scope of OHS reprisal protections in Ontario
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Ontario Labour Relations Board decision has highlighted an important distinction in workplace health and safety law: protections under the Occupational Health and Safety Act apply to workers raising concerns… …
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Paint manufacturer fined $150,000 after worker killed by unguarded machine in Mississauga, Ont.
A Mississauga, Ont., paint manufacturer has been fined $150,000 after a worker died when his clothing became entangled in an unguarded mixing machine. Pigments Services Canada Inc., which operates as… …
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Canada’s tax agency may be the key to driving dangerous truck operators off Peel’s roads
By Peter Uduehi | Mississauga.com Unsafe truck drivers and companies will continue to operate on Peel Region’s roads if existing tax laws are not enforced by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA),… …
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The Ontario Nurses’ Association has launched an advertising campaign calling attention to workplace violence against nurses, citing what the union describes as inadequate action by health-care employers and the provincial… …
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Arbitrator allows continued safety evidence in TTC one-person train operation case
An arbitrator has ruled that the union representing Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway operators can continue submitting evidence about health and safety risks linked to one-person train operation (OPTO) until… …
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Employer cannot use safety legislation to shield itself from constructive dismissal, Ontario tribunal finds
A worker’s claim for constructive wrongful dismissal can proceed in civil court despite her former employer’s argument that workplace safety legislation bars the action, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals… …
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Ontario Mine Rescue will host the International Mines Rescue Body Conference in 2029, coinciding with the organization’s 100th anniversary. Mike Parent, president and CEO of Workplace Safety North, and Shawn… …
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Workplace Safety North’s Cindy Schiewek appointed to board at BCRSP
Cindy Schiewek, executive director of health and safety services at Workplace Safety North, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals. The… …
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Complaint against Ontario doctor over his opinion in workplace injury case dismissed
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has upheld a decision by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to take no further action on a complaint against a… …


