Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

Ministry of Labour inspectors are targeting hazards involving material handling during an enforcement blitz across the province this fall. They will check that employers, supervisors and workers are complying with

Bill 168 has changed the legal landscape of Ontario workplaces, particularly with respect to how employers must view incidents of violence and harassment in the workplace. In United Steelworkers of

  In June of 2014 a worker, employed by 1256458 Ontario Limited (part of the Collavino Group), was killed while performing structural concrete work on a roadway leading to the

Certification Standards Current standards are in effect until February 29th, 2016.  If you have certified members in place you do not need to retrain them but in the future they

The Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1 has revised their definition of “worker”. “worker” means any of the following but does not include an inmate of a

What is it? The Canada-Ontario Job Grant gives business funding to help train workers. How much funding can I get? The Grant will fund, on average, two-thirds of a worker’s

Commissioners of oaths are persons who are empowered under provincial legislation to administer and witness the swearing of oaths or solemn affirmations in the taking of an affidavit for any

It not only makes good sense to provide first aid training in the workplace, it’s the law! The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board have regulations related to First Aid requirements

Working at Heights – Fall Protection Training Workplace Law Consulting is Chief Prevention Officer-approved to teach this course in Ontario. The new Working at Heights Program is designed for workers

Overview Hazards involving material handling can lead to serious worker injuries and even death. In particular, workers are at risk of injuries resulting from being struck by, caught between, or