On May 18, the Assembly passed Bill 160 by a vote of 79-0. Officially named the Occupational Health and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011, most of the bill will take effect when it gets Royal Assent.
Visit the Bill 160 Compliance Centre for an overview of the key sections …

More and more, the general public, government and investors are demanding that manufacturers make environmentally responsible products—and be able to show the environmental impact of those products throughout their life cycles. But companies sometimes make misleading or false claims about the environmental impacts or benefits …

A company’s safety culture starts at the top—and having a poor safety culture has far-reaching implications.

Overly tired workers can cause safety incidents and get hurt. Here’s how you can manage the risks of fatigue.

Canada intends to implement a new international system for classifying and labelling chemicals called the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), which will impact the current MSDS and label requirements under WHMIS. (See the May 2009 issue for more details about the GHS.) The original goal of …

This Mining Sector Plan outlines the Ministry of Labour’s strategy to protect Ontario’s workers from occupational injury and illness.

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The owner of a paper manufacturing plant sells the facility and land, which has been polluted as a result of the plant’s operation. So the owner agrees to pay the buyer $5 million to remediate the contamination and dredge a lagoon. In return, the buyer …

Workers’ deaths in safety incidents may not be the only ones you must report.

Worker injuries suffered while fooling around at work may not be covered by workers’ comp.

One of the key components of the reform of Ontario’s OHS law is a multi-stakeholder Prevention Council, whose job will be to advise the Chief Prevention Officer and the Minister of Labour. The Council will consist of 11 appointees:

Four employer representatives;
Four labour representatives;
One non-union worker …