Two OHS lawyers look at how safety violations are resolved in Ontario and come to some interesting conclusions.

Employers in the construction, diving and mining industries can now access certain notice forms online, such as notice of trench work, asbestos removal work, diving operations, mining activities and operation of a test drill.

Even if your company isn’t required to switch from toxic chemicals to green alternatives, doing so has many benefits.

At an automobile wrecking yard, a worker was removing a gas tank from a car. The tank hadn’t been emptied. So gas spilled out of the tank and was ignited by a nearby inspection lamp, starting a fire. Because the emergency exit was blocked, workers …

Beginning May 1, 2012, an MOL enforcement blitz will target workplaces where new and young workers are employed. Health and safety inspectors will check that employers comply with the OHS Act and ensure young workers:

Are protected by required safety measures, equipment and procedures to prevent …

According to a representative from the WSIB, the agency officially received the Funding Fairness report when the Arthurs’ Commission presented it to the Board of Directors on March 30. The Board asked management to conduct a thorough review of the report’s recommendations before releasing it …

Ontario isn’t only reforming its OHS system; it’s also working on improving the workers’ compensation system. Here’s a preview of what the Arthurs Commission will recommend for workers’ comp reform.

A worker was struck by a piece of rock at an underground mine and knocked unconscious. He was taken to the hospital, where he died. Two MOL inspectors were sent to the scene to investigate. This incident is similar to another fatality that took place …

Effective April 1, 2012, a new OHS regulation sets out the functions of the Office of the Worker Adviser (OWA) and the Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA) as to reprisals under Sec. 50 of the OHS Act:

The OWA’s functions: educate, advise and represent non-unionized …

The MOE updated, rewrote and consolidated three of its primary noise guidelines into a new draft NPC-300 document. The new noise limits will be incorporated into Certificates of Approval and Environmental  Compliance Approvals for “existing, planned, new, expanded, or modified industrial plants, commercial operations and …