Failing to Follow Voluntary ANSI Standard Isn’t an OHS Violation
CNESST cited an employer for failure to provide safe equipment, namely, a jack not equipped with an anti-rotation rod and
Sleeping On Duty Is Just Cause to Fire Nuclear Plant Safety Operator
A nuclear plant supervisor caught a decontamination operator tucked behind a drying machine sleeping on duty. Coupled with his record
Construction Company Fined $175,000 for Bridge Worker’s Fatality
A 120-foot long temporary modular bridge being lowered into place from both ends at the same time by a pair
Dept. of Transportation Fined Nearly $100,000 for Fatality to Contractor’s Worker
A government agency has been hit with an $97,250 in OHS penalties, including a creative sentence of $80,000 to make
It’s 3 Strikes and Y’er Out for Fired Diamond Miner
Strike 1: A diamond miner fired for a series of relatively minor safety violations lost his OHS reprisal case. Strike
OK to Fire Union Rep for Safety and Harassment Violations
Firing an OHS coordinator is tricky business, especially when the coordinator also happens to be the workplace union rep. The
Supervisor Must Pay Discrimination Damages for Sexual Assault of Worker
A supervisor in charge of a carpet installation operation on a cruise ship sexually assaulted a male member of his
Worker Claims Co-Workers’ NFL Fantasy Draft Snub Is Bullying
This oddball case began with the extreme distress an accountant felt at not being invited to participate in her co-workers'