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Workplace Law Bulletin - Criminal Law and Health and Safety in the Workplace For Businesses and Their People
Anyone in Canada who has the authority to direct how another person does work or performs a task should read, and pay careful attention to, the sentencing reasons of the Ontario Superior Court in what has come to be known as the “swing stage case.” A person with such authority can include not only hands-on field personnel and supervisors, but also management personnel who have the power to make decisions regarding the work to be done and the financial and other resources available to do it.
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Machine Guarding and Electrical Hazards: Ministry of Labour Kicks off 2018 with Industrial Sector Inspection Blitz
Each year, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) schedules inspection blitzes in specific sectors as part of its overall Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) enforcement strategy. Although the focus of th... -
The Cannabis Act and Residential Tenancies
In April, the federal government introduced Bill C-45 (the “Cannabis Act”), which provides for the legalization of recreational marijuana in June 2018. Until the Cannabis Act comes into force, the pos...